mostajo

Spanish

mostajo

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates. Doublet of mostellar from Leonese mostellar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mosˈtaxo/ [mosˈt̪a.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: mos‧ta‧jo

Noun

mostajo m (plural mostajos)

1. Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)

   Synonym: mostellar

Further reading

• “mostajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16