muestra

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwestɾa/ [ˈmwes.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -estɾa
• Syllabification: mues‧tra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mostrar.

Noun

muestra f (plural muestras)

1. sample, sampling
2. exhibition (artistic or technological collection for display)
3. specimen

   Synonym: ejemplar

4. demonstration, showing
5. sign, token, display (e.g. of gratitude, of respect, of love)
6. swatch
7. (figurative) taste

Derived terms

• feria de muestras
• para muestra basta un botón
• perro de muestra

 

Related terms

• demostrar
• feria de muestras
• mostrador
• mostrar
• muestral
• mostrario / muestrario
• mostrear / muestrear
• mostreo / muestreo
• premostrar

See also

• espécimen
• seña
• signo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

muestra

1. inflection of mostrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “muestra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014