hueste
See also: Hueste
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈw̝este/ [ˈw̝es.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -este
- Syllabification: hues‧te
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin hostem (“enemy, stranger”), from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”). Compare Catalan host (“army”), Italian oste (“army, host”), Romanian oaste (“army, host”).
Noun
hueste f (plural huestes)
- (usually in the plural) army, troops
- 2018 June 12, “Ortega propone a EE UU adelantar las elecciones en Nicaragua mientras sigue la violencia”, in El País:
- Los barrios orientales de la capital, heroicos en aquella épica, vivieron horas de zozobra tras el asedio de las huestes del Frente Sandinista, grupos irregulares que han sido armados para generar violencia y terror.
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- following (group of followers, supporters)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuēchtic (“something powdered, finely ground”).
Adjective
hueste m or f (masculine and feminine plural huestes)
Further reading
- “hueste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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