ostrega

ostrega

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Venetan òstrega (“oyster”).[1] Doublet of ostrica (“oyster”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔs.tre.ɡa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔstreɡa
  • Hyphenation: ò‧stre‧ga

Interjection

ostrega

  1. euphemistic form of (chiefly northern Italy) ostia
    Alternative form: (diminutive and humorous) ostregheta[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 òstrega in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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