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