costella

Catalan

Etymology

From costa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kusˈte.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kosˈte.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kosˈte.ʎa]

• Audio:

  (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

• “costella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Italian

Verb

costella

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

Anagrams

• Castello, castello, scollate