bastàzo

Venetan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bastasius, derived from Late Latin bastaga (“luggage”), from Ancient Greek βασταγή (bastagḗ), from βαστάζω (bastázō, “I bear, carry”). Compare Italian bastagio.

Noun

bastàzo m (plural bastàzi)

  1. porter

Further reading

  • Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “bastàzo”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 67
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