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hoste.

host; army; military troop

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔs.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈɔʃ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. host; army; military troop

    feminine
  2. herd (a mass of people)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese oste (“host, army”) (with the -h- added back to reflect the Latin etymon), from Latin hostem (“an enemy of the state”), from Proto-Italic *hostis (“stranger, guest”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest”). Compare Galician hoste, Spanish hueste.

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