costra
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin crusta (following metathesis), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”). Cognate with English crust. Also, compare English custard, an English descendant of Latin crusta that also underwent similar metathesis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
costra f (plural costras)
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Further reading edit
- “costra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014