vasso

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vassus, from Gaulish *wassos (young man, squire), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (servant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvas.so/
  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Hyphenation: vàs‧so

Noun

vasso m (plural vassi)

  1. (historical) vassal
    Synonym: vassallo
  2. (historical) slave
    Synonym: schiavo
  3. (historical) leud
    Synonym: leudo

Further reading

  • vasso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Noun

vasso

  1. nominative singular of vassa (rain; year)
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