báscula

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bascule. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʃkulɐ Hyphenation: bás‧cu‧la === Noun === báscula f (plural básculas) bascule (unequal arm scales for large weights) Hypernyms: balança, peso weighbridge (drawbridge with counterweight) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “báscula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “báscula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “báscula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bascule. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaskula/ [ˈbas.ku.la] Rhymes: -askula Syllabification: bás‧cu‧la === Noun === báscula f (plural básculas) scales, balance, weighing machine Synonyms: balanza, peso decimal scale (device used to measure heavy weights) Hypernyms: balanza, peso === Further reading === “báscula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025