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ristra

[ ree-struh ]

noun

  1. a string of dried chiles, garlic, or other foodstuffs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ristra1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish: literally, “string,” from Old Spanish riestra, rieste, from Latin restis “rope, cord”

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