fusta
Spanish, noun/ˈfusta/
fusta is spelled F-U-S-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 66,744th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fusta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “thin flexible stick or whip used to spur horses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de…”.
What does fusta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethin flexible stick or whip used to spur horses
- 2
femininea type of wool fabric
- 3
femininelight boat with one or two masts, often used for exploration
- 4
femininebundle of sticks, branches and/or firewood
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Varilla flexible, recubierta de tela o cuero y a veces rematada por una trenza de tiento o una aleta de cuero, que se emplea por los jinetes para azuzar a sus monturas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fusta
- fustas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fusta?
- /ˈfusta/
- [ˈfus.t̪a]
- [ˈfust̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fusta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fusta in Spanish?
fusta appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).