mostayo

Asturian

mostayo

Etymology

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

mostayo m (plural mostayos)

1. Sorbus spp., especially Sorbus aria (common whitebeam), now Aria edulis.

Leonese

mostayo

Alternative forms

• mostayal, mostellar

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.

Noun

mostayo m (plural mostayos)

1. Sorbus spp., especially Sorbus aria (common whitebeam), now Aria edulis