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English
Etymology
From Spanish basto.
Pronunciation
Noun
basto (plural bastos)
- The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.
1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. , London: Bernard Lintott , →OCLC, canto:Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord ! / Let off two captive trumps, and swept the board. / As many more Manillio forc'd to yield, / And march'd a victor from the verdant field. / Him Basto follow'd, but his fate more hard / Gain'd but one trump and one Plebeian card […]
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish basto.
Noun
basto m (plural bastos)
- (playing cards) Alternative form of bastó
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
basto
- first-person singular present indicative of bastar
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
basto (accusative singular baston, plural bastoj, accusative plural bastojn)
- bast
Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown. Compare Spanish basto.
Adjective
basto (feminine basta, masculine plural bastos, feminine plural bastas)
- dense, thick
- Synonyms: denso, espeso, mesto
- packed
- Synonym: mesto
- Antonym: raro
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish basto.
Noun
basto m (plural bastos)
- (card games, in the plural) clubs
- (card games) ace of clubs
Etymology 3
Verb
basto
- first-person singular present indicative of bastar
- first-person singular present indicative of bastir
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “basto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “basto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “basto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “basto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin bastum.
Noun
basto m (plural basti)
- load
- burden
- packsaddle (A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
basto
- first-person singular present indicative of bastare
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -astu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtu
- Hyphenation: bas‧to
Verb
basto
- first-person singular present indicative of bastar
- first-person singular present indicative of bastir
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
basto m (plural bastos)
- packsaddle, saddle pad
1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, chapter XXV, in Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional, page 148:Los últimos que llegaban del rodeo desensillaban y largaban sus pinos sudorosos, dándoles un golpecito con las riendas en los cuartos, después de acariciarles con dos o tres palmadas el cuello, y de pasarles de la cruz a la cola el lomo del cuchillo para refrescar la traspiración espumosa bien señalada por los bastos, las bajeras y la carona.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (card games) clubs
See also
Etymology 2
Deverbal from bastar. The "supplied" sense is likely influenced by vasto (“vast”).
Adjective
basto (feminine basta, masculine plural bastos, feminine plural bastas)
- rough, coarse
- gross
- homespun
- (obsolete) having been supplied
Derived terms
Verb
basto
- first-person singular present indicative of bastar
- first-person singular present indicative of bastir
Further reading