mustasa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mostaza, from Latin mustāceus, from mustum "must", because the condiment was originally prepared with must.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mus‧ta‧sa

Noun

mustasa

1. the mustard plant; any of several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis
2. the seed of such a plant

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mostasa — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mostaza, from Latin mustāceus, from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /musˈtasa/ [mʊsˈt̪aː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: mus‧ta‧sa

Noun

mustasa (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ)

1. mustard (plant)
2. mustard (condiment)
3. mustard seed

Derived terms

• mustasang pantapal

 

Further reading

• “mustasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “mustasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 433: “Moſtaça) Moſtaſa (pp) C. ſemilla conoçida nola auia antes en eſta tierra”