vasallo

See also: Vasallo

Galician

vascullo or vasallo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Celtic *baskis (bundle) and the Galician suffix -allo, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (bundle). Cognate with Latin fascis (bundle, faggot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baˈsaʎʊ]

Noun

vasallo m (plural vasallos)

  1. broom (a bundle of shrubs used for cleaning the oven)

References

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin vassallus (retainer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βaˈsaʎo/

Noun

vasallo m (plural vasallos)

  1. vassal, servant
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 11r. b.
      E ſubieron cõ el todos ſos vaſallos de pharaon. los mayores de su caſa de pharaon & todos los mayores de egypto.
      And all of Pharaoh's vassals went forth with him; the elders of the house of Pharaoh and all the elders of Egypt.

Descendants

  • Spanish: vasallo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vassallus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈsaʝo/ [baˈsa.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baˈsaʎo/ [baˈsa.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈsaʃo/ [baˈsa.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈsaʒo/ [baˈsa.ʒo]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒo

  • Syllabification: va‧sa‧llo

Adjective

vasallo (feminine vasalla, masculine plural vasallos, feminine plural vasallas)

  1. vassal, serving

Noun

vasallo m (plural vasallos)

  1. vassal

Derived terms

Further reading

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