mostajeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic ⁧مُشْتَهَى⁩ (muštahā) for cognates.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mos.taˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [mos.taˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʃ.taˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [moʃ.taˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mos.taˈʒe(j).ɾo/ [mos.taˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.tɐˈʒɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.tɐˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.tɐˈʒej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃ.tɐˈʒe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: mos‧ta‧jei‧ro

Noun

mostajeiro m (plural mostajeiros)

Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)

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