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)

1. (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^[1]:

     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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2. following (group of followers, supporters)

Related terms

• hostil

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuēchtic (“something powdered, finely ground”).

Adjective

hueste m or f (masculine and feminine plural huestes)

1. (Honduras) ground, finely powdered
2. (of corn dough, Honduras) beaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas

Further reading

• “hueste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16