mostassa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mustāceus (with a later shift in gender), itself from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [musˈta.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [mosˈta.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [mosˈta.sa]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -asa

Noun

mostassa f (plural mostasses)

  1. mustard
    Synonyms: mostalla, mostarda

Derived terms

  • mostassa borda
  • mostassera
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.