costrán

== Galician == === Etymology === Obscure. Perhaps a derivative of Latin cōnstringō (“I bind”) or costa (“rib”); less likely, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kosˈtɾaŋ/ === Noun === costrán f (plural costráns) twisted twig (usually oak or wicker) used for binding bundles Synonyms: viorto, corre, torgallo, vincallo === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “costran”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “costrán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega