/ˈkɔsta/, [ˈkɔs̺.t̪ɐ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese costa, from Latin costa.
- masculineside; flank
“ffazese nas costas do Cauallo hũa door que faz jnchaço grande et geerase daquel jnchaço carnes podres, et esto ven da sella que he maa ou do gran carrego que o preme moito, et aas vezes dura moito est” — There appear in the sides of the horse an ache that produces a large swelling and that swelling creates rotten flesh, and this is because of the saddle, that is of poor quality, or from the large load
- masculineslope
- masculinecoast
- in-plural, masculineback
“Dóenme as costas” — My back hurts
- femininename of a large number of hamlets and villages all along Galicia
- femininea toponymical surname, Costa
Formscostas(plural)