Wiktionary

costrán

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Obscure. Perhaps a derivative of Latin cōnstringō (“I bind”) or costa (“rib”); less likely, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

costrán f (plural costráns)

  1. twisted twig (usually oak or wicker) used for binding bundles
    Synonyms: viorto, corre, torgallo, vincallo

References edit

  • “costran” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “costrán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cuesta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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