Feminine
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ristra

Meaning

  1. (feminine) string
  2. (feminine) ristra

Hyphenated as
ris‧tra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈristɾa/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Spanish riestra, from riesta, from rieste, from Latin restem. /-e/ > /-a/ probably due to the word's feminine gender. For the additional /ɾ/, compare rastrojo < *restucŭlum.

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