báscula

See also: bascula and basculá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bascule.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ku.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ku.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.ku.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ku.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.ku.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʃkulɐ
• Hyphenation: bás‧cu‧la

Noun

báscula f (plural básculas)

1. bascule (unequal arm scales for large weights)

   Hypernyms: balança, peso

2. weighbridge (drawbridge with counterweight)

Related terms

• basculante
• bascular

 

Further reading

• “báscula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “báscula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bascule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaskula/ [ˈbas.ku.la]
• Rhymes: -askula
• Syllabification: bás‧cu‧la

Noun

báscula f (plural básculas)

1. decimal scale (device used to measure heavy weights)

   Hypernyms: balanza, peso

Further reading

• “báscula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10