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toste
toste
See also: tosté
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian tosto, from Latin tostus (“parched”), past participle of torreō (“I parch”).
Adverb
toste
- quickly; swiftly
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):
- e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
- and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay
- e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):
Descendants
- Portuguese: toste
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese toste (“swiftly”), from Italian tosto, from Latin tostus (“parched”), past participle of torreō (“I parch”).
Adverb
toste (comparative mais toste superlative o mais toste)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
toste m, f (plural tostes, comparable)