estro

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See also: -estro

English

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Noun

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estro (uncountable)

  1. (transgender slang) Clipping of estrogen.
    Synonym: E

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Back-formation from -estro (leader).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈestro]
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  • Rhymes: -estro
  • Hyphenation: es‧tro

Noun

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estro (accusative singular estron, plural estroj, accusative plural estrojn)

  1. a leader, head of something
  2. (video games) a boss
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Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈestɾo/ [ˈes̺.t̪ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -estɾo
  • Hyphenation: es‧tro

Etymology 1

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Back-formation from estrar (to pave).

Noun

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estro m (plural estros)

  1. (uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals
    Synonyms: estrume, mulido
  2. oven floor
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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estro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estrar

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin oestrus, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, vehement desire, frenzy, literally gadfly).

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Noun

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estro m (plural estri)

  1. inspiration
  2. gift, bent
  3. (biology) oestrus, rut

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin oestrus, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, vehement desire, frenzy, literally gadfly).

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  • Hyphenation: es‧tro

Noun

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estro m (plural estros)

  1. heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile)
    Synonym: cio

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin oestrus, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, vehement desire, frenzy, literally gadfly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈestɾo/ [ˈes.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -estɾo
  • Syllabification: es‧tro

Noun

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estro m (uncountable)

  1. gadfly
  2. inspiration
    Synonym: inspiración
  3. estrus
    Synonym: celo

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