Feminine

costilla

Meaning

  1. (feminine) rib
  2. (Costa-Rica, feminine) a type of biscuit or cookie filled with jam

Concepts

side of the body

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
cos‧ti‧lla
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kosˈtiʝa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *costella, diminutive of costa (“rib”). Compare Catalan costella, Italian costola.

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