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vascon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vas-con
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Vascons, a people of ancient Iberia, thought to be the ancestors of the Basque.

adj

Of or relating to the Vascon language.

noun

One of the ancient Vascon people.

Countable

name

The language of the Vascons.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Vascones; the name may have originally been borrowed through Spanish vascón, vasco. Doublet of Gascon.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Vascones, vascón

Usage

Inflected Forms

Vascons (plural)

Derived Forms

Vasconic Vasconist

Phrases

Basque Country

Frequently Paired Words

Vasco Basque Basque Country

Questions

What does vascon mean?
Of or relating to the Vascons, a people of ancient Iberia, thought to be the ancestors of the Basque.
Where does vascon come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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