costa
pronunciation
How to pronounce costa in British English:
UK ['kɒstə]
How to pronounce costa in American English:
US ['kɒstə]
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- Noun:
- a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
Word Origin
- costa (n.)
- Spanish costa "coast," from same Latin source as English coast (n.). Used in Britain from 1960s in jocular formations (costa geriatrica, costa del crime, etc.) in imitation of the names of Spanish tourist destinations.
Example
- 1. Water ripples resemble an impressionist painting in costa rica .
- 2. But costa formalised it , and as flamengo were successful , his rhombus midfield spread .
- 3. A crushed section of the costa concordia is seen underwater on january 16 , 2012 .
- 4. Other companies like lavazza and costa coffee are already there .
- 5. Costa rica also has the same dream .