mostayo
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Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From unattested Vulgar Latin *mustagium extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates.
Noun[edit]
mostayo m (plural mostayos)
- Sorbus spp., especially Sorbus aria (common whitebeam), now Aria edulis.
Leonese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
mostayo m (plural mostayos)
- Sorbus spp., especially Sorbus aria (common whitebeam), now Aria edulis