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Where does “ostionera” come from?

ostionera (Spanish) comes from Spanish ostión, from Spanish ostrón, from Spanish ostra, from Portuguese ostra, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

ostionera (Spanish): an oyster bar; a place where oysters can be...

Definitions

  1. an oyster bar; a place where oysters can be...

Ancestry of “ostionera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishostiónoyster , specially when prepared or served for...
2Spanishostrón—
3Spanishostraoyster
4Portugueseostraoyster
5Latinostreaoyster, mussel
6Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
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