English

Noun

busta ‎(plural bustas)

1. Eye dialect spelling of buster.

Anagrams

• abuts, tabus, tubas

Czech

Alternative forms

• bysta f

Noun

busta f

1. bust (sculpture)

Italian

Etymology

From Old French boiste, whence French boîte ‎(“box”). From Medieval Latin buxida, inflected form derived from of Latin buxētum ‎(“boxwood plantation”), from Latin buxus ‎(“boxwood”).

Noun

busta f ‎(plural buste)

1. envelope
2. cover

   busta primo giorno emissione — first-day cover (in philately)

Synonyms

• cartella
• involucro

Related terms

• busta paga
• bustina
• imbustare

Latin

Noun

būsta

1. nominative plural of būstum
2. accusative plural of būstum
3. vocative plural of būstum

References

• BUSTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)