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bosta.

dung; manure (of cattle)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔsta/[ˈbɔs̺.t̪ɐ]
  1. dung; manure (of cattle)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. cowpat, an individual cow dropping

    feminine
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1671. From Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew- (“excrement; dung”) + the suffix *-st-; Compare German Kot (“feces”), Welsh budr (“filthy”).

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