“Basks” or “Basques”

Overview

basks / basques are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

basks: (verb) be exposed.

basques: (noun) a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain. (noun) the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language.

Pronunciation

basks: b·AE·s·k·s

basques: b·AE·s·k·s

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Examples in Context

Examples of “basks”

Examples of “basques”

…Bustinza was promoted to the Basques' main squad in La Liga.
…Aquitanians (but not by the Basques, who by then had seceded…
…in search of whales.” The Basques had whaled in the Bay…
…was taken prisoner by the Basques and handed over to his…
These politics displeased the Basques, and in 787 or 789…
In the Pyrenees, the Basques defeated his forces in Roncesvalles…

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