basque
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Basque¹
- /bɑːsk/ UK
- /bæsk/ UK
- /bɑːsk/ British, Southern, Standard
- /bask/ British, Southern, Standard
- /bæsk/ US
- /bask/ Northern England, Scotland
Sounds like bask, basque · Rhymes with -æsk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Basque, from Gascon Occitan basc, from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.
noun Basques
- A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. But in more recent times [ETA] has been decimated by arrests and weakening support from Basques with little stomach for terrorism after Sept. 11 and the Madrid train bombings of 2004 by Islamic militants.
adjective
- Relating to the Basque people or their language. The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed three Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland.
basque²
- /bæsk/
- /bɑːsk/
Sounds like bask, Basque · Rhymes with -æsk, -ɑːsk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French basque.
noun basques
- The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
- A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature. Will she be able to pull off the double act? Can she play the cosy tradwife and still be the sexpot in a basque?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eta, baskin, vasco, euskadi, euskera, sheepherders, bodice, corset, corselet, bustier, girdle, basquine, torsolette, shapewear, waspie, stays
Translations
Every language
noun member of a people
| Español | vasco, vasca, vascongado, vascuence, euscaldún, vascoparlante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バスク人 Basuku-jin |
| 中文 | 巴斯克人 Bāsīkè rén |
| Português | basco, basca |
| Français | Basque, Basquais, Basquaise |
| Deutsch | Baske, Baskin |
| Italiano | basco, basca |
| Ελληνικά | Βάσκος Váskos |
| Română | basc |
| Русский | баск bask, баско́нка baskónka |
| العربية | بَاسْكِيّ bāskiyy, بَاسْكِيَّة bāskiyya |
adj relating to the Basque people or their language
| Español | vasco, euskera, vascongado, eusquérico, éuskaro, euskaro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バスクの basuku no, バスク人の basuku-jin no, バスク語 |
| 中文 | 巴斯克的 Bāsīkè de |
| हिन्दी | बास्क bāsk |
| Português | basco |
| Français | basque, basquaise |
| Deutsch | baskisch |
| Italiano | basco |
| Ελληνικά | βασκικός vaskikós |
| Русский | ба́скский báskskij, баско́нский baskónskij |
| العربية | بَاسْكِيّ bāskiyy |
name language
| Español | vasco, vascuence, euskera, eusquera, éuskaro, euskaro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바스크어 Baseukeu-eo |
| 日本語 | バスク語 Basuku-go |
| 中文 | 巴斯克語 /巴斯克语 Bāsīkè yǔ |
| Português | basco, vasconço |
| Français | basque |
| Deutsch | Baskisch |
| Italiano | basco |
| Ελληνικά | βασκικά vaskiká |
| Română | limba bască, bască |
| Русский | ба́скский язы́к báskskij jazýk, ба́скский báskskij |
| العربية | اللُّغَة الْبَاسْكِيَّة al-luḡa l-bāskiyya, الْبَاسْكِيَّة al-bāskiyya |
noun part of waistcoat
| Français | basque |
|---|
Talk about this word "basque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. basque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basque "basque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basque.Cite this
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title = {basque},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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