ristra

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noun

An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

OriginSpanish ristra →
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Meanings

nounristra (plural ristras)

plural ristras

  1. An arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.

Origin

  1. Spanishristra
  2. Englishristra

Borrowed from Spanish ristra.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Striartriars
Cite this entry
APA

ristra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristra

MLA

“ristra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ristra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ristra.

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