mostajo
Spanish
mostajo
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates. Doublet of mostellar from Leonese mostellar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosˈtaxo/ [mosˈt̪a.xo]
- Rhymes: -axo
- Syllabification: mos‧ta‧jo
Noun
mostajo m (plural mostajos)
- Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)
- Synonym: mostellar
Further reading
- “mostajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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