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costo.

cost

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔs.to/

  1. cost

    masculine

  2. expense

    archaic · masculine

  3. cost (negative consequence or loss)

    figuratively · masculine

  4. usury

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from costare (“to cost”) + -o.

noun/ˈkɔs.to/

  1. costus (Saussurea costus)

    masculine

  2. a costus plant

    masculine

  3. the root of the costus plant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin costum, costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

noun/ˈkɔs.to/

  1. any of the plants of the genus Costus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Costus, from Latin costus.

verb/ˈkɔs.to/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of costare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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