What is bastago?
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It is used in descriptions of births. "Secundo bastago"
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updated Feb 19, 2011
posted by rritarose
Welcome to the forum! - margaretbl, Feb 19, 2011
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Do you mean vástago You can look that up in the dictionary - it means 'offspring' 
updated Feb 19, 2011
posted by margaretbl
In botany, un vástago also refers to a "shoot"... makes sense, right.... - cristalino, Feb 19, 2011
Absolutely correct: "segundo (g, not c) vástago", second child. - Gekkosan, Feb 19, 2011
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That makes sense with b's and v's often being pronounced the same and even switched in spellings.
updated Feb 19, 2011
posted by happyquilter
When reciting the alphabet in Spanish, have you ever heard "be grande" and "be chica" for those two? I understand "v" should be pronounced "ve" but seems I heard it the other way too! - cristalino, Feb 19, 2011
Correct, but the fact that we pronounce both in the same way, it doesn't mean it is OK to write it wrong. If a word is spelled with a V instead of a B or vice versa, that is simply misspelled and it isn't acceptable. - chileno, Feb 19, 2011
