Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ristra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ris-tra
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

Inflected Forms

ristras (plural)

Questions

What does ristra mean?: An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.
Where does ristra come from?: Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

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