xostra

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably from Old Occitan jostar (“to joust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔstɾa̝/, /ˈʃostɾa̝/

Noun

xostra f (plural xostras)

1. flexible twig or stick
2. strap, twisted stick used for binding

Synonyms

• (twig): bestrega, fustriga, verga

Derived terms

• xóstrega (“flexible twig”)

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *substrare (“to set a layer”), from substratus. Cognate of Spanish jostra and Old French sostre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔstɾa̝/, /ˈʃostɾa̝/

Noun

xostra f (plural xostras)

1. leather sole
2. animal sickness
   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 119:

     Remedio contra a sostra

     Cure for the sostra

References

• “sostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “xostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “xostra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xostra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.