costella

Catalan

Etymology

From costa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /kosˈte.ʎə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kusˈte.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kosˈte.ʎa/
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Noun

costella f (plural costelles)

(anatomy) rib bone
rib (rib bone with attached meat):
Synonym: xulla
(figuratively) wife (from the tale of how Eve came to be Adam's wife)

Further reading

“costella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Verb

costella

inflection of costellare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Castello, castello, scollate

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