/ˈbɔsta/, [ˈbɔs̺.t̪ɐ]
OrixeFirst attested in 1671. From Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷew- (“excrement; dung”) + the suffix *-st-; Compare German Kot (“feces”), Welsh budr (“filthy”).
- feminine, uncountabledung; manure (of cattle)
“bou correndo pola posta,
s'acho jantar que comer,
qu'ainda a tarde ei de esparjer
unha gran pilla de bosta” — I'm running for the loaf,
if I find food to eat,
because yet this afternoon I ought to spread
a large pile of manure
“O Carpulla andaba á bosta. Cun cesto de aro colgado debaixo do brazo, iba e viña por camiños e carreiros recollendo canta alcontraba para facer esterco” — Carpulla ("Hunger") used to search for dung. With a hoop basked under the arm, he came and went along the roads and ways, picking up as much as he could find to make manure
- femininecowpat, an individual cow dropping
Formasbostas(plural)