mostaza

Asturian

Noun

mostaza f (plural mostaces)

1. mustard (plant)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Colombia); [mohˈt̪asa]:

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• Rhymes: -aθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: mos‧ta‧za

Noun

mostaza f (plural mostazas)

1. mustard

Derived terms

• gas mostaza
• mostacilla

Related terms

• mosto

Further reading

• “mostaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025