bestra

== Galician == === Alternative forms === besta === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese baesta (“crossbow”), from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛstɾa/ [ˈbɛs̺.t̪ɾɐ] Rhymes: -ɛstɾa === Noun === bestra f (plural bestras) ham (back of the thigh) ==== Derived terms ==== balistrón === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bestra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega