bestra

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baesta (“crossbow”), from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛstɾa/ [ˈbɛs̺.t̪ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɾa

Noun

bestra f (plural bestras)

  1. ham (back of the thigh)

Derived terms

References
  • “bestra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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