costilla

See also: Costilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *costella, diminutive of costa (“rib”). Compare Catalan costella, Italian costola.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kosˈtiʝa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kosˈtiʎa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kosˈtiʃa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kosˈtiʒa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʒa]

Rhymes: -iʝa
Rhymes: -iʎa
Rhymes: -iʃa
Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: cos‧ti‧lla

Noun

costilla f (plural costillas)

(anatomy) rib
(Costa Rica) a type of biscuit or cookie filled with jam

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

“costilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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