hoste

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) host, horde
2. (feminine) army

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɔste̝/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Latijn: hostem

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese oste (“host, army”) (with the h- added back to reflect the Latin etymon), from Latin hostem, accusative singular of hostis (“an enemy of the state”).