hueste
See also: Hueste
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Latin hostem (“enemy, stranger”), from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”). Compare Catalan host (“army”), Italian oste (“army, host”), Romanian oaste (“army, host”).
Noun
edithueste f (plural huestes)
- (usually in the plural) army, troops
- 2018 June 12, “Ortega propone a EE UU adelantar las elecciones en Nicaragua mientras sigue la violencia”, in El País[1]:
- Los barrios orientales de la capital, heroicos en aquella épica, vivieron horas de zozobra tras el asedio de las huestes del Frente Sandinista, grupos irregulares que han sido armados para generar violencia y terror.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- following (group of followers, supporters)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuēchtic (“something powdered, finely ground”).
Adjective
edithueste m or f (masculine and feminine plural huestes)
- (Honduras) ground, finely powdered
- (of corn dough, Honduras) beaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas
Further reading
edit- “hueste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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