bésta

See also: besta

Galician

15th-century depiction. Santa María de Labrada, Guitiriz, Galicia.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese baesta (“crossbow”), from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛsta̝/

Noun

bésta f (plural béstas)

crossbow
hock (the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped)

Related terms

besteiro

References

“baesta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“bésta” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“bésta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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