BASQUE


Meaning of BASQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbask, ˈbäsk ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.