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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bestra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega