vástago

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bastum. Cognate with English baton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbastaɡo/ [ˈbas.t̪a.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -astaɡo
• Syllabification: vás‧ta‧go

Noun

vástago m (plural vástagos)

1. shoot of a plant
2. offspring

   Synonym: prole

3. (figuratively) offshoot (that which develops from something else)

   Synonym: rama

Related terms

• bastón

 

Further reading

• “vástago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16