basto

See also: bastó and bastò

English

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Noun

basto

  1. The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

  1. (playing cards) Alternative form of bastó

Further reading

Esperanto

Noun

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

  1. bast

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

Portuguese

Verb

basto

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of bastar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasto/, [ˈbast̪o]
  • Homophone: vasto
  • Hyphenation: bas‧to

Etymology 1

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

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

See also
Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)
corazones ♥ diamantes ♦ picas ♠ tréboles ♣
Spanish suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)
espadas copas oros bastos

Etymology 2

From bastar.

Adjective

basto (feminine singular 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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