costal

From French costal, from Medieval Latin costalis, from Latin costa (“rib”).

• Rhymes: -ɒstəl

costal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a rib.
2. (biology) Pertaining to a costa
   1. (entomology) Pertaining to the costa and/or to the wing areas next to it

• octals, tlacos

cost +‎ -al

costal

1. valuable, precious, sumptuous, costly

• neuchostal

• IPA^(key): /kosˈtal/, [kosˈt̪al]

costal (plural costales)

1. (anatomy) costal

• subcostal
• intercostal

• costilla

costal m (plural costales)

1. sack made of cheap materials, used to transport grain

   Tráeme tres costales de azúcar.

   Bring me three sacks of sugar.

• eso es harina de otro costal

• “costal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.