See also: costèla and côtela

Galician

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From a diminutive of Latin costa (side): costa +‎ -ela. Compare Portuguese costela and Spanish costilla.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

costela f (plural costelas)

  1. rib (bone of the chest)

References

edit

Portuguese

edit

Etymology

edit

From a diminutive of Latin costa. Compare Spanish costilla, Catalan costella.

Pronunciation

edit
 

  • Hyphenation: cos‧te‧la
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)

Noun

edit

costela f (plural costelas)

  1. (anatomy) rib
  2. (nautical) rib (part of a ship’s framework)
    Synonym: caverna

Derived terms

edit