menestra
Spanish, noun/meˈnestɾa/
menestra is spelled M-E-N-E-S-T-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 100,441st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Menestra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “vegetable soup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guisado compuesto con diferentes hortalizas y trozos pequeños de carne o jamón”.
What does menestra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevegetable soup
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Guisado compuesto con diferentes hortalizas y trozos pequeños de carne o jamón. 2. Legumbre seca. 3. Ración de legumbres secas, guisadas o cocidas, que se suministra a la tropa, a los presidiarios, etc.
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 menestra
- menestras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce menestra?
- /meˈnestɾa/
- [meˈnes.t̪ɾa]
- [meˈnest̪ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to menestra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is menestra in Spanish?
menestra appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).