basto

See also: bastó and bastò

English

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Noun

basto

1. The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “basto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• boast, boats, sabot

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Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

1. (playing cards) Alternative form of bastó

Further reading

• “bastos” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Esperanto

Noun

basto (accusative singular baston, plural bastoj, accusative plural bastojn)

1. bast

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin bastum.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -asto
• Hyphenation: ba‧sto

Noun

basto m (plural basti)

1. load
2. burden
3. packsaddle (A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal)

Verb

basto

1. first-person singular present of bastare

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Portuguese

Verb

basto

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasto/ [ˈbas.t̪o]
• Homophone: vasto
• Hyphenation: bas‧to

Etymology 1

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

1. packsaddle, saddle pad
2. (card games) clubs

Etymology 2

From bastar.

Adjective

basto (feminine basta, masculine plural bastos, feminine plural bastas)

1. rough, coarse
2. gross
3. homespun

Verb

basto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of bastar.

Further reading

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