ristra

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

Noun

ristra (plural ristras)

  1. An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish riestra, from riesta, from rieste, from Latin restem.

/-e/ > /-a/ probably due to the word's feminine gender. For the additional /ɾ/, compare rastrojo < *restucŭlum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ristra f (plural ristras)

  1. string
  2. ristra

Descendants

  • → English: ristra

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