vascullo

Galician

vascullo or vascallo

Alternative forms

• bascallo, bascullo, vascallo, vasallo

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Celtic *baskis (“bundle”) and the Galician suffix -ullo, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle”). Cognate with Latin fascis (“bundle, faggot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈkuʎo̝/

Noun

vascullo m (plural vascullos)

1. broom (a bundle of shrubs used for cleaning barrels)
2. a bundle of straw

References

• “vascullo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vascullo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “vascullo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “vasallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.