costella

Catalan

Etymology

From costa + -ella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kusˈte.ʎə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kosˈte.ʎə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [kosˈte.ʎa]
  • (file)

Noun

costella f (plural costelles)

  1. (anatomy) rib bone
  2. rib (rib bone with attached meat):
    Synonym: xulla
  3. (figuratively) wife (from the tale of how Eve came to be Adam's wife)

Further reading

Italian

Verb

costella

  1. inflection of costellare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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