Vascuence (en. Basque)

/vaskwɛnθe/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
Language spoken in the Basque region of Spain and France.
Euskara is one of the official languages in the Basque Country, in addition to Basque.
El euskera es una de las lenguas oficiales en el País Vasco, además del vascuence.
Set of linguistic varieties of the Basque language.
Basque has various dialects that vary according to the region.
El vascuence tiene diversas dialectos que varían según la región.

Etymology

From the Basque term 'euskara', which means Basque language.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to speak in Basque
To use the Basque language in conversation.
hablar en vascuence
to learn Basque
To study the Basque language.
aprender vascuence
to translate into Basque
To convert a text into the Basque language.
traducir al vascuence

Related Words

euskara
Language spoken in the Basque region.
euskera
Basque
A person from the Basque Country.
vasco

Slang Meanings

Basque as the language of Basque culture.
In my group of friends, we always use Basque when talking about our culture.
En mi grupo de amigos, siempre utilizamos el vascuence cuando hablamos de nuestra cultura.
Basque used in humorous or colloquial contexts.
That joke sounded more in Basque than in Spanish.
Esa broma sonó más en vascuence que en español.