mostaza

Asturian

Noun

mostaza f (plural mostaces)

1. mustard (plant)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mustāceus (with a later shift in gender), itself from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /mosˈtaθa/ [mosˈt̪a.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mosˈtasa/ [mosˈt̪a.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aθa

Noun

mostaza f (plural mostazas)

1. mustard

Derived terms

• gas mostaza
• mostacilla

 

Related terms

• mosto

Further reading

• “mostaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014