costilla

See also: Costilla

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kosˈtiʝa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kosˈtiʝa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kosˈtiʎa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kosˈtiʃa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kosˈtiʒa/ [kosˈt̪i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: cos‧ti‧lla

Noun

costilla f (plural costillas)

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

Derived terms

• costilla de vaca
• costilla flotante
• serrucho de costilla

 

Related terms

• costa
• costillar
• cuesta

 

Further reading

• “costilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10