pusta

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/ˈpʊstə/

noun

A temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.

OriginHungarian puszta ← Proto-Slavic *pustъ →
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Meanings

nounpusta (plural pustas)

plural pustas · alternative puszta

  1. A temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*pustъ
  2. Hungarianpuszta
  3. Englishpusta

From Hungarian puszta. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

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Translations

Dutch poesta
  • poestaHungarian steppe
Finnish pusta
  • pustaHungarian steppe
German Puszta, Pußta
  • PusztaHungarian steppe
  • PußtaHungarian steppe

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stupa
Cite this entry
APA

pusta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusta

MLA

“pusta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pusta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pusta.

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