Basque meaning
A woman's close-fitting bodice.
noun
A member of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay in France and Spain.
noun
The language of the Basques, of no known linguistic affiliation.
noun
A woman's tightfitting bodice or tunic.
noun
A member of a people living in the W Pyrenees of Spain and France.
noun
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The language of this people: it is not known to be related to any other language.
noun
Of the Basques or their language or culture.
adjective
The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
noun
The language of the Basque people.
pronoun
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Relative to the Basque people or their language.
adjective
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 origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French probably from Latin Vascō perhaps from Varscunes, Vascunes ethnonym of the Pyrenees region in antiquity
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- From French basque.
From Wiktionary