Vasco

See also: vasco and Vasco-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Vasco; see there for more.

Proper noun

Vasco

1. A surname.
2. Short for Vasco da Gama (“Indian city”)

Derived terms

• Vasco da Gama

Anagrams

• Scavo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Vasco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ko/
• Rhymes: -asko
• Hyphenation: Và‧sco

Proper noun

Vasco m

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• scavo, scavò, scova

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Vaasco. Cognate to Spanish Velasco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.ku/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -asku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃku
• Homophones: vasco, (Northern Portugal) basco
• Hyphenation: Vas‧co

Proper noun

Vasco m (plural Vascos)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Vasques

Descendants

• → Old Tupi: Ûasyku