costista

Portuguese

Etymology

From costas +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kosˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kosˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʃˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kosˈt͡ʃis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔʃˈtiʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: cos‧tis‧ta

Noun

costista m or f by sense (plural costistas)

1. (swimming) backstroker