magosto
Spanish, noun[maˈɣ̞ost̪o]
magosto is spelled M-A-G-O-S-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish, the 244,405th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Magosto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a traditional party in the north of Spain, especially Asturias and Galicia, in which chestnuts are eaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hoguera en la que se asan las castañas, especialmente durante la recolección de este fruto en otoño”.
What does magosto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea traditional party in the north of Spain, especially Asturias and Galicia, in which chestnuts are eaten
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hoguera en la que se asan las castañas, especialmente durante la recolección de este fruto en otoño. 2. Castañas asadas en tal ocasión. 3. Reunión que se celebra en tal ocasión.
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 magosto
- magostos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce magosto?
- [maˈɣ̞ost̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is magosto in Spanish?
magosto appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).