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costa.

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5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔs.ta/
  1. meanings related to the literal sense: rib

    feminine · uncommon
  2. meanings related to the literal sense: flank, side

    archaic · broadly · feminine
  3. meanings related to the literal sense: side, part

    archaic · broadly · feminine
  4. a cut of meat

    feminine
  5. synonym of costola

    feminine
  6. synonym of costola: spine (of a book)

    feminine
  7. the blunt edge of a blade rib, vein

    feminine
  8. the blunt edge of a blade rib

    feminine
  9. the blunt edge of a blade rib

    feminine
  10. the side of a height

    feminine
  11. the side of a height slope (of a mountain)

    feminine
  12. a road going up the side of a hill

    feminine
  13. pastures along the slope of a mountain

    feminine · in-plural
  14. coast, shoreline

    feminine
  15. welt (of fabric)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin costa. Cognate with French côte, Romanian coastă, and Spanish cuesta.

verb/ˈkɔs.ta/
  1. inflection of costare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of costare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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