asta

Meaning

  1. (feminine) flagstaff, flagpole
  2. (feminine) horn (a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals)
  3. (feminine) shaft, handle
  4. (feminine) lance; pike

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
as‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈasta/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin hasta. Compare Italian asta (“pole, rod”), Catalan ast (“spit”).

Cognate with Catalan
Catalan
ast

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