costola

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin costula, diminutive of Latin costa. Doublet of cosca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔs.to.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔstola
  • Hyphenation: cò‧sto‧la

Noun

costola f (plural costole, diminutive costolétta or costolina, augmentative costolóne m)

  1. (anatomy, botany, architecture) rib

Derived terms

Further reading

  • costola in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • costola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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