لوسترو

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • لوستره (lostra)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lustro (“shine, gloss”).

Noun

لوسترو • (lustro, lostro)

  1. blacking, shoe polish, a product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine

Derived terms

  • لوستروجی (lustrocu, lostrocu, “shoeshiner”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: lostra
  • → Armenian: լուստռա (lustṙa)

Further reading

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