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hostia

/ˈostja/

noun, feminine/ˈostja/plural: hostias

communion wafer, host; punch, slap; the shit (the best of its kind)

Near-synonyms: golpe, trastazo, bofetada, piña, leche, nata

Synonyms: la leche, polla

Early borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin hostia (“host, consecrated bread ← victim, sacrifice”). Compare Italian ostia, French ostie.

interjection/ˈostja/

jeez (expression of surprise); fuck!

Synonyms: joder, mierda

Early borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin hostia (“host, consecrated bread ← victim, sacrifice”). Compare Italian ostia, French ostie.