basculho
Portuguese, noun/basˈku.ʎu/
basculho is spelled B-A-S-C-U-L-H-O (8 letters). Basculho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a besom or crudely fashioned broom used to sweep ceilings, chimneys or flues” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of basculhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vassoura simples de ramos para limpar o forno, tetos e lugares altos”.
What does basculho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea besom or crudely fashioned broom used to sweep ceilings, chimneys or flues
- 2
masculinea servant tasked with the basest, dirtiest housework; scullion
- 3
derogatorymasculinea base, vulgar woman of low extraction
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of basculhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vassoura simples de ramos para limpar o forno, tetos e lugares altos 2. pessoa avelhentada, pessoa andrajosa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of basculho
- basculhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce basculho?
- Brazil /basˈku.ʎu/
- /baʃˈku.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.