hueste

army, troops; following (group of followers, supporters)

“Los barrios orientales de la capital, heroicos en aquella épica, vivieron horas de zozobra tras el asedio de las huestes del Frente Sandinista, grupos irregulares que han sido armados para generar violencia y terror.”

Inherited from Latin hostem (“enemy, stranger”), from Proto-Italic *hostim, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstim (“guest, stranger”). Compare Catalan host (“army”), Italian oste (“army, host”), Romanian oaste (“army, host”).

ground, finely powdered; beaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuēchtic (“something powdered, finely ground”).