güestia

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === güeste güesti (Northwestern) güéstiga (Llanes) güéstigue (Llanes) guóstica (Cabrales) güéstida (Llanes) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin hostem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwestja/ [ˈɡwes̪.t̪ja] Rhymes: -estja Syllabification: gües‧tia === Noun === güestia f (plural güesties) (usually in the plural) army, troops (Asturian mythology) night procession of ghosts or lost souls, similar to the Galician santa compaña and Castilian estantigua. (Asturian mythology) ghost, spirit (colloquial) naughty, bad-behaved children (colloquial) someone who takes advantage of others staying in their house at their expense (colloquial) vile animal ==== Derived terms ==== como la güestia güestia caleyera === Further reading === “güestia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “güestia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN