bastàzo

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Venetan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bastasius, derived from Late Latin bastaga (luggage), from Ancient Greek βασταγή (bastagḗ), from βαστάζω (bastázō, I bear, carry). Compare Italian bastagio.

Noun

bastàzo m (plural bastàzi)

  1. porter

Further reading

  • Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “bastàzo”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 67