mustasa
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mostaza, from Latin mustāceus, from mustum "must", because the condiment was originally prepared with must.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mus‧ta‧sa
Noun
mustasa
- the mustard plant; any of several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis
- the seed of such a plant
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- mostasa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mostaza, from Latin mustāceus, from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /musˈtasa/ [mʊsˈt̪aː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: mus‧ta‧sa
Noun
mustasa (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ)
- mustard (plant)
- mustard (condiment)
- mustard seed
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mustasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “mustasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 433: “Moſtaça) Moſtaſa (pp) C. ſemilla conoçida nola auia antes en eſta tierra”