huiste

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pipil huitztli (“spine”) + tet (“stone”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝iste/ [ˈw̝is.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Syllabification: huis‧te

Noun

huiste m (plural huistes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) a small sharp piece of shattered glass
  2. (colloquial, Honduras) obsidian
    Synonym: obsidiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝iste/ [ˈw̝is.t̪e]
    • Rhymes: -iste
  • IPA(key): /uˈiste/ [uˈis.t̪e]
    • Rhymes: -iste
  • Syllabification: huis‧te

Verb

huiste

  1. second-person singular preterite indicative of huir
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