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vasto

vast

adjective BAHS-toh Rare

Origin: from Latin vastus (empty, immense)

Usage Note

Vasto means enormously wide or extensive and is used for physical spaces (una vasta llanura — a vast plain) and abstract scope (un vasto conocimiento). It is a near-homophone of basto (coarse, rough), so context is essential. Agrees in gender and number: vasta, vastos, vastas.

Examples

"El desierto es un territorio vasto y árido."

Natural Translation

The desert is a vast and arid territory.

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