basque

See also: Basque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæsk/, /bɑːsk/

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• Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk

Noun

basque (plural basques)

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.

Translations

part of waistcoat

• French: basque (fr) f

corset

• French: guêpière (fr) f

See also

• saut de basque

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bask/

• basque

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French baste, probably borrowed from Provençal or Occitan basto, from Frankish *bastijan (“to weave, plait, sew”).

Noun

basque f (plural basques)

1. skirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat)

Derived terms

• coller aux basques
• lâcher les basque

Etymology 2

From Latin Vascō, singular form of the plural noun Vascones. The transition of the initial -v- to -b- indicates a likely loan from Spanish or Occitan. Doublet of gascon, from the accusative form Vasconem.

Noun

basque m (uncountable)

1. Basque (language)

Adjective

basque (plural basques)

1. Basque

Derived terms

• Pays basque
• pelote basque

Further reading

• “basque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.