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Vinony

Basque

  1. of or relating to the Basque people
  2. of or relating to the Basque language
L1400606 on Wikidata ↗

proper noun

  1. language isolate in Northern Spain
  2. member of ethnic group
L302682 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɑːsk/ / /bæsk/ / /bask/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from French basque, from Gascon Occitan basc, from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

  1. Relating to the Basque people or their language.

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French basque, from Gascon Occitan basc, from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

  1. The language of the Basque people.

    “If you like a challenge, try Hungarian. It’s like no other European language you’ve heard, except maybe Basque.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French basquebor. English basque Borrowed from French basque.

  1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
  2. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

    “Will she be able to pull off the double act? Can she play the cosy tradwife and still be the sexpot in a basque?”