/ˈbesta/, [ˈbes̺.t̪ɐ]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese besta, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
- femininebeast (quadruped animal)
- femininehorse or any other equine
“pelas bestas de caualgar et carrega” — for the animals [used] for riding or for carrying load
“Dixêronme que asta á besta que trouxêra á balixâ con tan boa notisea, chegara mais sedo do que habia doito leda coma un cuco.” — They told me that even the horse that brought the postbag with such good news arrived earlier than usual, happy as a lark.
- femininemount
“Virés acò meu Dieguiño
cando ò tempo milloràr,
porqe si escorrega á Besta
è esbarroufàs, alabay.” — You'll come here my little Diego
when the weather improves
because if the mount slips
and you sprawl, here goes nothing!
- femininemare
- feminine, figurativelybrute
- alt-of, feminine, misspellingmisspelling of bésta
Formasbestas(plural)