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costura.

needlework, sewing

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/kosˈtuɾa/[kosˈt̪u.ɾa]
  1. needlework, sewing

    feminine
  2. seam, stitches

    feminine
  3. seam

    feminine
  4. splice

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *syewH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *syuHyéti? Proto-Italic *sūō Latin suō Latin cōnsuō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Vulgar Latin *cōnsūtūra Old Spanish costura Spanish costura Inherited from Old Spanish costura, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsūtūra, from Latin cōnsuō (“to sew together”) + -tūra (action noun suffix).

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