costela

See also: costèla and côtela

Galician

Alternative forms

costrela

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kosˈtɛla̝/

Noun

costela f (plural costelas)

rib (bone of the chest)

References

“costela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“costela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“costela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kosˈtɛ.lɐ/, /kusˈtɛ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʃˈtɛ.lɐ/, /kuʃˈtɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kosˈtɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈtɛ.lɐ/

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

Noun

costela f (plural costelas)

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

Derived terms

costeleta

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