Basque

noun

ˈbask  ˈbäsk 

1

: a member of a people inhabiting the western Pyrenees on the Bay of Biscay

2

: the language of the Basques of unknown relationship

3

not capitalized : a tight-fitting bodice for women

Basque adjective

Examples of Basque in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gourmet Sony Pictures The Midtown French giants Lutèce, La Caravelle and La Côte Basque shutter, all in one year, and with that the sauced and coiffed luncheons of the 1960s and ’70s pass into Capote-era lore. —New York Times, 7 May 2025

The autumn saw the release of the documentary Los Williams (The Williams Brothers), which premiered at the San Sebastian film festival and won an award at the 2024 Basque Documentary Film Awards. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Electricity is now available in some areas of Catalonia, Aragon, the Basque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Navarre, Castile and León, Extremadura, and Andalusia, Red Eléctrica told TIME. —Solcyré Burga, Time, 28 Apr. 2025

The local amateur scene is of particular importance for Athletic, who only recruit players who have grown up in the Basque Country territory. —Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, ultimately from Latin Vasco member of a group of ancient peoples inhabiting the present Basque country

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Basque

• ask
• bask
• cask
• casque
• flask
• mask
• masque
• pasch
• task
• subtask
• unmask