costella

== Catalan == === Etymology === From costa +‎ -ella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kusˈte̞.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kosˈte.ʎə] IPA(key): (Central) [kusˈte.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kosˈte.ʎa] === Noun === costella f (plural costelles) (anatomy) rib bone rib (rib bone with attached meat): Synonym: xulla (figuratively) wife (from the tale of how Eve came to be Adam's wife) === Further reading === “costella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Italian == === Verb === costella inflection of costellare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === Castello, castello, scollate == Portuguese == === Noun === costella f (plural costellas) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of costela