costal

/kosˈtal/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
costales

Meaning

  1. sack

    • Cargó un costal de trigo.

      He carried a sack of wheat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

saco

costal and saco are close synonyms for "sack, bag," a large burlap sack; costal is more regional, common in Mexico for grain sacks.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

saca

saca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sack."

Practice

1 What does costal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cargó un ___ de trigo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches costal?

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