Masculine

estro

Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) gadfly
  2. (masculine, uncountable) inspiration
  3. (masculine, uncountable) estrus

Hyphenated as
es‧tro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈestɾo/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin oestrus, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, “vehement desire, frenzy”, literally “gadfly”).

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