vasca

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Asturian

Pronunciation

Noun

vasca f (plural vasques)

  1. female equivalent of vascu

Adjective

vasca f sg

  1. 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)

  1. (frequently in the plural) gag reflex, nausea

Etymology 2

From vasco (basque).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “basca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Italian

Etymology

Probably from a Latin clipping of vāsculum (small vessel). Compare with Friulian vascje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ska/
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Hyphenation: và‧sca

Noun

vasca f (plural vasche, diminutive vaschétta or vaschina, augmentative vascóna or vascóne)

  1. basin, pond, tank, tub, vat
  2. bath, bathtub, tub
    Synonym: vasca da bagno
  3. length (length of a swimming pool)
    fare cinque vascheto swim five lengths

Further reading

  • vasca in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • vasca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Piedmontese

Noun

vasca f (plural vasche)

  1. tub

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

Adjective

vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco