vasca

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska/, [ˈbas.ka]

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska̝/

Noun

vasca m (plural vascas)

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

Related terms

• fasquía

Etymology 2

From vasco (“basque”).

Alternative forms

• basca (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska̝/

Adjective

vasca

1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

1. 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

• 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 vasche ― to swim five lengths

Related terms

• vascello
• vaso

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• scava

Piedmontese

Noun

vasca f (plural vasche)

1. tub

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ka/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.kɐ/

Adjective

vasca

1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

1. female equivalent of vasco

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska/ [ˈbas.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: vas‧ca
• Homophone: basca

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

1. female equivalent of vasco

Adjective

vasca

1. feminine singular of vasco