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noun, masculine

mostajo

/mosˈtaxo/

noun, masculine/mosˈtaxo/plural: mostajos

Sorbus spp., especially common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)

Synonyms: mostellar

From a Vulgar Latin extension of Latin mustum (“must”), because of the berries being stored in must or tasting of wine. See Arabic مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) for cognates. Doublet of mostellar from Leonese mostellar.