basca

See also: bascã, bască, and bašča

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbas.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbas.ka]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-. Compare Welsh gwasg (“pressure, squeezing”), Old Irish fáiscid (“presses, squeezes”).

Noun

basca f (plural basques)

1. anxiety, unease

   Synonym: ànsia, angúnia, inquietud

2. oppressive heat

   Synonym: xafogor

3. (in the plural) nausea

   Synonyms: nàusees, mareig

Derived terms

• basca de la mort
• bascar
• bascós
• basquejar
• caure en basca

Etymology 2

Noun

basca f (plural basques)

1. female equivalent of basc

Adjective

basca

1. feminine singular of basc

Further reading

• “basca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ka/
• Rhymes: -aska
• Hyphenation: bà‧sca

Noun

basca f (plural basche)

1. female equivalent of basco

Adjective

basca

1. feminine singular of basco

Anagrams

• casba

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.kɐ/

Adjective

basca

1. feminine singular of basco

Noun

basca f (plural bascas)

1. female equivalent of basco

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaska]

Noun

basca f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of bască

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska/ [ˈbas.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: bas‧ca
• Homophone: vasca

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

basca f (plural bascas)

1. nausea

   Synonym: náusea

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

basca f (plural bascas)

1. female equivalent of basco

Adjective

basca

1. feminine singular of basco

Further reading

• “basca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “basca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “basca”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019