ostra

See also: östra and ostrą

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.tɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.tɾa/

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Noun

ostra f (plural ostres)

1. oyster

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish ostra.

Noun

ostra

1. oyster

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Old Galician / Old Portuguese, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostɾa̝/

Noun

ostra f (plural ostras)

1. oyster
   • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:

     Iten as ostras eschousas a seis dineiros cada libra. Iten das ostras cascudas quatro a o dineiro.

     Item, open oysters, six diñeiros each pound. Item, oysters with shell, four each diñeiro

Derived terms

• ostreiro

References

• “ostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “ostra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “ostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “ostra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ostra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Latin

Noun

ostra

1. nominative plural of ostrum
2. accusative plural of ostrum
3. vocative plural of ostrum

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ostra f (definite singular ostra, indefinite plural ostrer or ostror, definite plural ostrene or ostrone)

1. definite singular of ostre (non-standard since 2012)
2. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by ostre

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.tra/

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• Hyphenation: os‧tra
• Rhymes: -ɔstra

Adjective

ostra

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ostry

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Portuguese

ostra

Etymology

From Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈos.tɾɐ/, [ˈos.tɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil including São Paulo) /ˈos.tɾɐ/, [ˈos.tɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio) /ˈoʃ.tɾɐ/, [ˈoʃ.tɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈoʃ.tɾɐ/, [ˈoʃ.tɾɐ]

Noun

ostra f (plural ostras)

1. oyster (mollusk)

Hypernyms

• bivalve, molusco

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ostra, inherited from Latin ostrea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostɾa/, [ˈos.t̪ɾa]

Noun

ostra f (plural ostras)

1. oyster

Derived terms

• aburrirse como una ostra
• champiñón ostra
• ostrería
• ostrero
• salsa de ostras

Further reading

• “ostra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.