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busto.

enclosed pasture, usually in the hills, on which livestock is kept for feeding

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbusto̝/
  1. enclosed pasture, usually in the hills, on which livestock is kept for feeding

    archaic · masculine
  2. a herd of cattle

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Celtiberian boustom, from Proto-Celtic *bow- (“cow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws) and a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”); documented in local Latin throughout the Middle Ages. Cognate with Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭha, “cow-pen”). Compare also Welsh bustach (“bullock”).

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