a woman's tightfitting bodice or tunic
Origin of basque
French from Provençal basto from uncertain or unknown; perhaps ; altered by associated, association with French basquine, kind of petticoat from Spanish basquiña from basco, vasco, Basquebasque
BasqueBasque
- a member of a people living in the W Pyrenees of Spain and France
- the language of this people: it is not known to be related to any other language
Origin of Basque
French from Spanish Vasco; ultimately from Classical Latin Vascones, the Basques of the Basques or their language or culture
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basque
noun
A woman's close-fitting bodice.
Origin of basque
French skirt of a garment alteration ( perhaps influenced by Basque Basque ) of Old French baste from Italian basta tuck possibly of Germanic originBasque
noun
- A member of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay in France and Spain.
- The language of the Basques, of no known linguistic affiliation.
Origin of Basque
French probably from Latin Vascō perhaps from Varscunes, Vascunes ethnonym of the Pyrenees region in antiquityRelated Forms:
- Basque
adjective
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Noun
(plural basques)
Origin
From French basque.
Proper noun
- The language of the Basque people.
Noun
(plural Basques)
Adjective
(not comparable)
- Relative to the Basque people or their language.
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