bestra

Galician

Alternative forms

• besta

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baesta (“crossbow”), from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛstɾa/ [ˈbɛs̺.t̪ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛstɾa

Noun

bestra f (plural bestras)

1. ham (back of the thigh)

Derived terms

• balistrón

References

• “bestra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.