vástago

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin bastum. Cognate with English baton.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbastaɡo/ [ˈbas.t̪a.ɣ̞o]
Rhymes: -astaɡo
Syllabification: vás‧ta‧go

Noun

vástago m (plural vástagos)

shoot of a plant
offspring
Synonym: prole
(figuratively) offshoot (that which develops from something else)
Synonym: rama

Related terms

bastón

Further reading

“vástago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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