BASQUE


Meaning of BASQUE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' bask, ' bäsk

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, ultimately from Latin Vasco member of a group of ancient peoples inhabiting the present Basque country

Date: 1667

1 : a member of a people inhabiting the western Pyrenees on the Bay of Biscay

2 : the language of the Basques of unknown relationship

3 not capitalized : a tight-fitting bodice for women

– Basque adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.