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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from basculhar (“scour, sweep”), modern vasculhar.
Noun
basculho m (plural basculhos)
- a besom or crudely fashioned broom used to sweep ceilings, chimneys or flues
- a servant tasked with the basest, dirtiest housework; scullion
- (chiefly Northeast Brazil, derogatory) a base, vulgar woman of low extraction
Etymology 2
Verb
basculho
- first-person singular present indicative of basculhar