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Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
vasca f (plural vasques)
- female equivalent of vascu
Adjective
vasca f sg
- feminine singular of vascu
Galician
Etymology 1
Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Celtic *wā(d)-sko- (“to press”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰH- (“strike”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vasca m (plural vascas)
- (frequently in the plural) gag reflex, nausea
Etymology 2
From vasco (“basque”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasca
- feminine singular of vasco
Noun
vasca f (plural vascas)
- female equivalent of vasco
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “basca”, 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), “basca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
Probably from a Latin clipping of vāsculum (“small vessel”). Compare with Friulian vascje.
Pronunciation
Noun
vasca f (plural vasche, diminutive vaschétta or vaschina, augmentative vascóna or vascóne)
- basin, pond, tank, tub, vat
- bath, bathtub, tub
- Synonym: vasca da bagno
- length (length of a swimming pool)
- fare cinque vasche ― to swim five lengths
Further reading
- vasca in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- vasca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Piedmontese
Noun
vasca f (plural vasche)
- tub
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasca
- feminine singular of vasco
Noun
vasca f (plural vascas)
- female equivalent of vasco
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
vasca f (plural vascas)
- female equivalent of vasco
Adjective
vasca
- feminine singular of vasco