sebestén

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sebesten, from Arabic سِبِسْتَان (sibistān), from Persian سگ‌پستان (sag-pestân, literally dog teat), from سگ (sag, dog) +‎ پستان (pestân, teat).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sebesˈten/ [se.β̞esˈt̪ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: se‧bes‧tén

Noun[edit]

sebestén m (plural sebestenes)

  1. sebesten

Further reading[edit]