costella

Catalan

Etymology

From costa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

costella f (plural costelles)

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

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Italian

Verb

costella

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

Anagrams

• castello, Castello
• scollate