Meanings
- Mixed Asturian-Spanish dialect spoken by most of the urban Asturian population.
The relocated Andalusians were interviewed by a speaker of Andalusian Spanish and a speaker of Amestáu (hybrid variety between Asturian and Spanish)
2017 July 5, Aurora Troncoso-Ruiz and Gorka Elordieta, “Prosodic accommodation and salience: The nuclear contours of Andalusian Spanish speakers in Asturias”, in Loquens, archived from the original on 20 Mar 20261 more example
In Asturias, most people use expressions, turns of phrase, or even grammar that draw from both Asturian and Spanish. Known as amestáu, or chapurriáu—Asturian for “mixed” or “hybrid”—
2018 September 26, Alba González Sanz and Laura Casielles, “Phrasebook: Asturias”, in Parts Unknown, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2022
Origin
- Asturianamestáu“mixed”
- EnglishAmestáu
Borrowed from Asturian amestáu (“mixed”).
More words from Asturian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish amestáu
- amestáumixed Asturian-Spanish dialect
Cite this entry
Amestáu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amest%C3%A1u
“Amestáu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amest%C3%A1u. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amestáu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amest%C3%A1u.
Source: Amestáu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.