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ri·stra (rē′strä)

noun

a string of dried chilies or a length of braided dried garlic bulbs, hung for storage or decoration

Etymology: Sp, a string, as of garlic bulbs braided together

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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