justa
/ˈxusta/ · B1 · noun · f
tournament
🐎🛡️ justa = joust; both come from Latin iuxta, beside or close by
Spanish justa and English joust share a root: Latin iuxta (near, beside), through Old French joster (to come together). In a justa, two knights charge until they meet. The Spanish j is a throaty h: HOOS-ta.