costa

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkɒ.stə//
United States//ˈkɑ.stə//

Synonym of rib.

noun

1
Synonym of rib.
2
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
3
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing. The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.

Forms

plural: costas, costae

Cosmos · A city in Minnesota.cost · To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified)…Cost · A surname.

costa · Synonym of rib.

Costa · A surname from the Romance languages.Costello · A surname from Irish.costing · The estimation of the cost of a process or product.

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