xostra

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃostɾa/, [ˈɕos̪.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ostɾa
• Hyphenation: xos‧tra

Noun

xostra f (plural xostres)

1. dry scab
2. dirt that comes off from somewhere or snow that falls from a roof

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔstɾa/ [ˈʃɔs̺.t̪ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔstɾa
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃostɾa/ [ˈʃos̺.t̪ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ostɾa
• Hyphenation: xos‧tra

Etymology 1

Probably from Old Occitan jostar (“to joust”).

Alternative forms

• jostra (reintegrationist)

Noun

xostra f (plural xostras)

1. flexible twig or stick

   Synonyms: bestrega, fustriga, verga

2. strap, twisted stick used for binding

Derived terms

• xóstrega (“flexible twig”)

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *substrare (“to set a layer”), from substratus. Cognate of Spanish jostra and Old French sostre.

Noun

xostra f (plural xostras)

1. leather sole
2. animal sickness
   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 119:

     Remedio contra a sostra

     Cure for the sostra

References

• “sostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “xostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xostra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xostra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.