hueste
Spanish, noun/ˈw̝este/
hueste is spelled H-U-E-S-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,884th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hueste is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “army, troops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ejército en campaña”.
What does hueste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearmy, troops
- 2
femininefollowing (group of followers, supporters)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineground, finely powdered
- 2
femininemasculinebeaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ejército en campaña. 2. Ejército enemigo en acción. 3. Conjunto de los partidarios o secuaces de una persona o de una causa.
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 hueste
- huestes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hueste?
- /ˈw̝este/
- [ˈw̝es.t̪e]
- [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝est̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hueste in Spanish?
hueste 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).