golosti

== Sardinian == === Alternative forms === golostri, colostiu, bolostru === Etymology === Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque gorosti (“holly”), Navarrese Spanish golostia, gorostia (“holly”). However, given the dialectal variant golostri, a relation with Ancient Greek κήλαστρος (kḗlastros, “holly”) is possible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡoˈlosti/ === Noun === golósti m (plural golostis) (botany) holly (Ilex aquifolium) === References === === Further reading === “golosti”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]