güestia

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • güeste
  • güesti (Pravia)
  • güéstiga (Llanes)
  • güéstigue (Llanes)
  • guóstica (Cabrales)
  • güéstida (Llanes)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hostem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwestja/ [ˈɡwes̪.t̪ja]
  • Rhymes: -estja
  • Syllabification: gües‧tia

Noun

güestia f (plural güesties)

  1. (usually in the plural) army, troops
  2. (Asturian mythology) night procession of ghosts or lost souls, similar to the Galician santa compaña and Castilian estantigua.
  3. (Asturian mythology) ghost, spirit
  4. (colloquial) naughty, bad-behaved children
  5. (colloquial) someone who takes advantage of others staying in their house at their expense
  6. (colloquial) vile animal

Derived terms

  • como la güestia
  • güestia caleyera

Further reading

  • “güestia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “güestia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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