adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɑːsk/
Received-Pronunciation:/bæsk/
British, Southern, Standard:/bɑːsk/
British, Southern, Standard:/bask/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:bask
General-American:/bæsk/
Northern-England, Scotland:/bask/
homophone: bask
homophone: basque
rhymes with -æsk
/bæsk/
/bɑːsk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
homophone: Basque
rhymes with -ɑːsk
CMU ARPABET:B AE1 S K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the Basque people or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The language of the Basque people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Euskara, Uskara
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural language, tongue
7
noun
Meaning 7
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
History
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.
Borrowed from French basque.
Across languages
Translations
222 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Baskies
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Armenian:
բասկերեն
(baskeren)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Asturian:
vascu
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Basque:
euskal
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Breton:
euskarat
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Breton:
euskarek
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Bulgarian:
баски
(baski)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Catalan:
basc
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Chinese Mandarin:
巴斯克的
(Bāsīkè de)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Czech:
baskický
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Danish:
baskisk
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Dutch:
Baskisch
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Esperanto:
eŭska
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Esperanto:
vaska
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Esperanto:
eŭsklingva
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Esperanto:
vasklingva
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Finnish:
baskilainen
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Finnish:
baskinkielinen
— relating to the Basque people or their language
French:
basque
— relating to the Basque people or their language
French:
basquaise
— relating to the Basque people or their language
West-Frisian:
Baskysk
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Galician:
vasco
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Galician:
éuscaro
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Georgian:
ბასკური
(basḳuri)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Georgian:
ბასკეთის
(basḳetis)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
German:
baskisch
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Greek:
βασκικός
(vaskikós)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Hindi:
बास्क
(bāsk)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Hungarian:
baszk
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Icelandic:
baskneskur
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Irish:
Bascach
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Irish:
Bascaise
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Italian:
basco
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Japanese:
バスクの
(basuku no)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Japanese:
バスク人の
(basuku-jin no)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Japanese:
バスク語
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Latin:
Vasconicus
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Latvian:
basku
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Marathi:
बास्क
(bāska)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Norman:
Bastchais
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Polish:
baskijski
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Portuguese:
basco
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Russian:
ба́скский
(báskskij)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Russian:
баско́нский
(baskónskij)
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Serbo-Croatian:
bȁskījskī
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Slovene:
baskovski
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
vasco
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
euskera
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
vascongado
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
eusquérico
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
éuskaro
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
euskaro
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
vascuence
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
euskaldún
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
euskalduna
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
vascohablante
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Spanish:
vascoparlante
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Swedish:
baskisk
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Swedish:
compounds with bask
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Turkish:
Bask
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Welsh:
Basgaidd
— relating to the Basque people or their language
Afrikaans:
Baskies
— language
Albanian:
baske
— language
Albanian:
baskishte
— language
Arabic:
الْبَاسْك
(al-bāsk)
— language
Arabic:
الْبَشْكَنْس
(al-baškans)
— language
Armenian:
բասկերեն
(baskeren)
— language
Asturian:
vascu
— language
Basque:
euskara
— language
Belarusian:
ба́скская мо́ва
(báskskaja móva)
— language
Belarusian:
ба́скская
(báskskaja)
— language
Breton:
euskareg
— language
Bulgarian:
ба́ски ези́к
(báski ezík)
— language
Bulgarian:
ба́ски
(báski)
— language
Catalan:
basc
— language
Catalan:
èuscar
— language
Cherokee:
ᏆᏍᎨ
(quasge)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
巴斯克語 /巴斯克语
(Bāsīkè yǔ)
— language
Cornish:
Baskek
— language
Czech:
baskičtina
— language
Danish:
baskisk
— language
Dutch:
Baskisch
— language
Esperanto:
eŭska lingvo
— language
Esperanto:
la eŭska
— language
Esperanto:
vaska lingvo
— language
Esperanto:
la vaska
— language
Estonian:
baski keel
— language
Finnish:
baski
— language
Finnish:
baskin kieli
— language
French:
basque
— language
West-Frisian:
Baskysk
— language
Galician:
vasco
— language
Galician:
éuscaro
— language
Georgian:
ბასკური
(basḳuri)
— language
Georgian:
ბასკური ენა
(basḳuri ena)
— language
Georgian:
ეუსკარული
(eusḳaruli)
— language
Georgian:
ეუსკარული ენა
(eusḳaruli ena)
— language
German:
Baskisch
— language
Greek:
βασκικά
(vaskiká)
— language
Hungarian:
baszk
— language
Icelandic:
baskneska
— language
Icelandic:
baskamál
— language
Interlingua:
basco
— language
Irish:
Bascais
— language
Italian:
basco
— language
Japanese:
バスク語
(Basuku-go)
— language
Korean:
바스크어
(Baseukeu-eo)
— language
Latvian:
basku valoda
— language
Limburgish:
Baskisj
— language
Macedonian:
баскиски
(baskiski)
— language
Marathi:
बास्क
(bāska)
— language
Navajo:
Dibé Ndeiniłkaadí Dineʼé bizaad
— language
Nepali:
बास्क
(bāska)
— language
Norman:
Bastchais
— language
Norwegian Bokmål:
baskisk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
baskisk
— language
Persian:
باسکی
(bâski)
— language
Polish:
baskijski
— language
Portuguese:
basco
— language
Portuguese:
vasconço
— language
Romanian:
limba bască
— language
Romanian:
bască
— language
Russian:
ба́скский язы́к
(báskskij jazýk)
— language
Russian:
ба́скский
(báskskij)
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
bȁskījskī jèzik
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
baskijski
— language
Sicilian:
vascu
— language
Sicilian:
vascuni
— language
Slovak:
baskičtina
— language
Slovene:
baskovščina
— language
Spanish:
vasco
— language
Spanish:
vascuence
— language
Spanish:
euskera
— language
Spanish:
eusquera
— language
Spanish:
éuskaro
— language
Spanish:
euskaro
— language
Spanish:
euskara
— language
Spanish:
éuskara
— language
Swedish:
baskiska
— language
Turkish:
Baskça
— language
Welsh:
Basgeg
— language
Afrikaans:
Bask
— member of a people
Albanian:
bask
— member of a people
Arabic:
بَاسْكِيّ
(bāskiyy)
— member of a people
Armenian:
բասկ
(bask)
— member of a people
Asturian:
vascu
— member of a people
Asturian:
vasca
— member of a people
Basque:
euskaldun
— member of a people
Breton:
Euskariz
— member of a people
Bulgarian:
баск
(bask)
— member of a people
Catalan:
basc
— member of a people
Catalan:
basca
— member of a people
Chinese Mandarin:
巴斯克人
(Bāsīkè rén)
— member of a people
Czech:
Bask
— member of a people
Danish:
basker
— member of a people
Dutch:
Bask
— member of a people
Dutch:
Baskische
— member of a people
Esperanto:
eŭsko
— member of a people
Esperanto:
eŭskino
— member of a people
Esperanto:
vasko
— member of a people
Esperanto:
vaskino
— member of a people
Faroese:
baski
— member of a people
Faroese:
baskari
— member of a people
Finnish:
baski
— member of a people
French:
Basque
— member of a people
French:
Basquais
— member of a people
French:
Basquaise
— member of a people
West-Frisian:
Bask
— member of a people
West-Frisian:
Baskyske
— member of a people
Galician:
vasco
— member of a people
Galician:
vasca
— member of a people
Georgian:
ბასკი
(basḳi)
— member of a people
German:
Baske
— member of a people
German:
Baskin
— member of a people
Greek:
Βάσκος
(Váskos)
— member of a people
Hungarian:
baszk
— member of a people
Icelandic:
Baski
— member of a people
Interlingua:
basco
— member of a people
Irish:
Bascach
— member of a people
Italian:
basco
— member of a people
Italian:
basca
— member of a people
Japanese:
バスク人
(Basuku-jin)
— member of a people
Latvian:
basks
— member of a people
Marathi:
बास्क
(bāska)
— member of a people
Norman:
Bastchais
— member of a people
Norman:
Bastchaise
— member of a people
Norwegian Bokmål:
basker
— member of a people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
baskar
— member of a people
Persian:
باسک
(bâsk)
— member of a people
Polish:
Bask
— member of a people
Polish:
Baskijka
— member of a people
Portuguese:
basco
— member of a people
Portuguese:
basca
— member of a people
Romanian:
basc
— member of a people
Russian:
баск
(bask)
— member of a people
Russian:
баско́нка
(baskónka)
— member of a people