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puszta|ˈpʊstə|
Also pussta, puzta.
[Hungarian = plain, steppe, waste.]
The flat treeless country of Hungary; a plain in Hungary.
1842F. W. Faber Styrian Lake 324 The hailstorms with white oars across the putzas [sic] roam. 1852T. Ross tr. Humboldt's Trav. II. xvii. 86 The widely extended pastures, which reach in every direction to the horizon, are called in the country, Puszta. 1896Daily News 9 June 7/6 Only a nation of horsemen who have the Pussta to practise upon could turn out such a number of first-class horses. 1927Daily Express 14 Dec. 9/1 They are the Chicos, as the ‘cowboys’ are called, and the Pusztas, or prairies, are to be found only a few hours' journey from Budapest. 1947M. R. Shackleton Europe v. xxvii. 334 South-east of Kecskemét the soil is impregnated with salts and there is a large area of puszta (= ‘waste’), known as the Bugác steppe. 1972Guardian 4 Nov. 14/4 The Great Hungarian Plain... Pleasant to lunch here, serenaded by Hungarian Gipsy bands as you eat your puszta steak. 1973Country Life 11 Jan. 74/1 There can be few areas of Europe that are flatter..than the great plains, the puszta, of Hungary. |