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Cimbrian
Etymology
From a reinterpretation of Middle High German kesten sg as plural (*keste + the common -en ending).[1] kesten is from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Käste, Keste, English chesten.
Noun
khésta f (plural khésten)
- (Sette Comuni) chestnut
Lèmman de khésten àusar bon glüuten.- Remove the chestnuts from the embers.
References
Further reading
- “khésta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo