côte

See also: cote, coste, Cote, coté, costé, côté, and Côte

French

Etymology

From Middle French coste, from Old French coste, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kot/

• audio:

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Noun

côte f (plural côtes)

1. rib (bone)
2. hill, slope
3. coast

Derived terms

• côtier

Related terms

• accoster
• côté

Further reading

• “côte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French coste, from Latin costa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

côte f (plural côtes)

1. (Jersey, geography) coast
2. (Jersey) rib

Derived terms

• La Côte (“Gaspé”)
• Côte d'Iviéthe (“Ivory Coast”)