Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mostarda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mostar-da
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian condiment made of candied fruit and a mustard-flavoured syrup.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“What kind of food is "nouveau Fretalian"?” “Stick with me. I'm gonna nail my order.” “Hi. What can I get you?” “I guess I'll have the beet salad, and, um, the risotto, and a glass of red wine. Um, anything that's not too expensive.” “Great order.” “(chuckling) Oh, please. I'll have the tuna tartare with quail egg, the duck with pear mostarda, and a glass of prosecco.” “I'll put that in right away.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mostarda. Doublet of mustard.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: mostarda

Usage

Inflected Forms

mostardas (plural)

Questions

What does mostarda mean?: An Italian condiment made of candied fruit and a mustard-flavoured syrup.
Where does mostarda come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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