chusta
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian хвуста (xvusta), from Romanian fustă, from Greek φούστα (foústa), from φουστάνι (foustáni), from Italian fustagni, plural of fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fūstis.
Compare Slovincian χusta f (“headscarf”), χʉ̃stă f, xᵘ̯usta f (“large headscarf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxus.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -usta
- Syllabification: chus‧ta
Noun
chusta f (diminutive chustka)
- headscarf
Declension
Declension of chusta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chusta | chusty |
| genitive | chusty | chust |
| dative | chuście | chustom |
| accusative | chustę | chusty |
| instrumental | chustą | chustami |
| locative | chuście | chustach |
| vocative | chusto | chusty |
Derived terms
noun
- chusta animacyjna
Related terms
noun
- chusteczka
Further reading
- chusta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃusta/ [ˈt͡ʃus.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -usta
- Syllabification: chus‧ta
Noun
chusta f (plural chustas)
- piece of crap
- (colloquial) fag butt