Feminine

costella

Meaning

  1. (feminine) rib bone
  2. (feminine) rib (rib bone with attached meat)
  3. (feminine, figuratively) wife (from the tale of how Eve came to be Adam's wife)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kusˈte.ʎə]
Etymology

From costa + -ella.

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