chusta

See also: chustą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian хвуста (xvusta), from Romanian fustă, from Greek φούστα (foústa), from φουστάνι (foustáni), from Italian fustagni, plural of fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fūstis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxus.ta/

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• Rhymes: -usta
• Syllabification: chus‧ta

Noun

chusta f (diminutive chustka)

1. headscarf

Declension

Declension of chusta

	singular	plural
nominative	chusta	chusty
genitive	chusty	chust
dative	chuście	chustom
accusative	chustę	chusty
instrumental	chustą	chustami
locative	chuście	chustach
vocative	chusto	chusty

Derived terms

noun

• chusta animacyjna

 

Related terms

noun

• chusteczka

 

Further reading

• chusta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃusta/ [ˈt͡ʃus.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -usta
• Syllabification: chus‧ta

Noun

chusta f (plural chustas)

1. piece of crap
2. (colloquial) fag butt