mostajeiro
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mos‧ta‧jei‧ro
Noun edit
mostajeiro m (plural mostajeiros)
- Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)