mostajo
Spanish 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. Doublet of mostellar from Leonese mostellar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mostajo m (plural mostajos)
- Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)
- Synonym: mostellar
Further reading edit
- “mostajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014