ostra

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Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese ostra, from Latin ostrea.

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Noun

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ostra f (plural ostres)

  1. oyster

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish ostra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈostɾa/, [ˈos̪.t̪ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: os‧tra

Noun

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ostra

  1. oyster

Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

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Noun

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ostra f (plural ostras)

  1. oyster
    • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:
      Iten as ostras eschousas a seis dineiros cada libra. Iten das ostras cascudas quatro a o dineiro.
      Item, open oysters, six diñeiros each pound. Item, oysters with shell, four each diñeiro

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Latin

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Noun

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ostra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ostrum

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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ostra f (definite singular ostra, indefinite plural ostrer or ostror, definite plural ostrene or ostrone)

  1. definite singular of ostre (non-standard since 2012)
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of ostre

Polish

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Adjective

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ostra

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ostry

Portuguese

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ostra

Etymology

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From Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: os‧tra

Noun

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ostra f (plural ostras)

  1. oyster (mollusk)

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: ostra
  • Spanish: ostra

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese ostra, inherited from Latin ostrea.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ostra f (plural ostras)

  1. oyster

Derived terms

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Further reading

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