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hostia

Spanish, noun

hostia is spelled H-O-S-T-I-A (6 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,524th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hostia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “communion wafer, host” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of hostiar. With an accent, hostiá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of hostiar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hoja de pan ácimo que en la religión cristiana se consagra para ser consumida por los fieles en la eucaristía”.

What does hostia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecommunion wafer, host

  2. 2

    Spainfemininevulgarpunch, slap

    Near-synonyms: golpe, trastazo, bofetada, piña, leche, nata

  3. 3

    Spainfemininevulgarthe shit (the best of its kind)

    ¡Estas uvas son la hostia!

interjection

  1. 1

    Spainvulgarjeez (expression of surprise)

  2. 2

    Spainvulgarfuck!

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as hostiá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of hostiar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Hoja de pan ácimo que en la religión cristiana se consagra para ser consumida por los fieles en la eucaristía. 2. Más generalmente, víctima que se sacrifica a los dioses. 3. Persona que toma el lugar de otro para expiar su culpa. 4. Golpe dado con intención de dañar o herir.

interjection: 1. Úsase para expresar sorpresa o enfado. 2. Úsase como unidad de medida superior al grado máximo.

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 hostia

  • hostias plural
  • ostia alternative
  • ostias alternative
  • ¡hostia! canonical

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to hostia

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is hostia in Spanish?

hostia appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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