No. 2,466 in Spanish
vasco
Basque (related to the Basque people, language, or region in northern Spain and southwestern France).
In a sentence
El idioma vasco es una lengua muy antigua.
The Basque language is a very old tongue.
In this sentence, 'vasco' is used as an adjective to describe the language originating from the Basque region.
Mi abuelo era un orgulloso vasco que vivía en Bilbao.
My grandfather was a proud Basque man who lived in Bilbao.
Here, 'vasco' acts as a noun referring to a person from the Basque region.
Pedro siempre presume su receta de pastel vasco.
Pedro always boasts about his Basque cake recipe.
In this third sentence, 'vasco' is used as an adjective to qualify the type of cake, indicating it is typical of the Basque culinary tradition.
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