Polyglot Dictionary

costela

/kosˈtɛlɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as costelas

Meaning

  1. rib

    • Quebrou uma costela.

      He broke a rib.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Rippe

Rippe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "rib."

Spanish

costilla

costilla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rib."

French

côte

côte is the French word for the same thing — both mean "rib."

Practice

1 What does costela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Quebrou uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches costela?

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