Pest

proper nounattested in dialogue

//pɛst//
//pɛʃt//

The corresponding part of the current-day city of Budapest, on the eastern side of the Danube.

proper noun

1
historicalOne of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
2
The corresponding part of the current-day city of Budapest, on the eastern side of the Danube.
On a drizzly mid-January evening, I stood at the arches of the wall of Buda Castle, overlooking the Danube and the 19th-century Chain Bridge that links Buda with Pest.
3
A county in central Hungary, surrounding Budapest.

Etymology

From Hungarian Pest, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ, “furnace, oven”). Compare German Ofen (“Buda”, literally “oven”).

pervert · A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.perverted · Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or…pest · Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an…

Pest · The corresponding part of the current-day city of Budapest, on the eastern side of the Danube.

pestering · An act or instance of annoying somebody.pet · An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure,…Pete · A diminutive of the male given name Peter.

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