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ristra

ristra noun: an arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

ristra: an arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a...
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Noun

ristra (plural ristras)

  1. An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

Forms of ristra

pluralristras

Origin of ristra

Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

Questions about ristra

What does ristra mean?
Ristra means an arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.
What part of speech is ristra?
Ristra is a noun.
What is the plural of ristra?
The plural of ristra is ristras.

Words near ristra in the dictionary

  1. ristorantes
  2. ristori
  3. ristoris
  4. Ristow
  5. Ristows
  6. ristra
  7. ristras
  8. ristretti
  9. ristretto
  10. ristrettos
  11. Rists

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