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Old Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”).
Proper noun
Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a lordship corresponding to the modern province of Biscay, Spain)
1305, Cortes of Medina del Campo :
- Don Diago, Sennor de Vizcaya, Alferez del rey confirma
- Don Diego, Lord of Biscay, ensign of the King, confirms
Descendants
References
- ^ Santiago López Castillo (1984) Diplomatario de Salinas de Añana. 1194-1465, San Sebastián: Eusko Ikaskuntza, →ISBN, doc. 16, page 50
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Vizcaya, ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bisˈkaʝa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bisˈkaʝa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bisˈkaʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bisˈkaʒa/
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: Viz‧ca‧ya
Proper noun
Vizcaya f
- Biscay (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Bilbao)
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