mesta
Spanish, adjective/ˈmesta/
mesta is spelled M-E-S-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mesta is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of mesto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does mesta mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mesto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre que recibían las reuniones de los dueños de rebaños en España en la Edad Media, y que siguió utilizándose mientras subsistió la Mesta.
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 mesta
- mestas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mesta?
- /ˈmesta/
- [ˈmes.t̪a]
- [ˈmest̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mesta in Spanish?
mesta appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).