costa
/ˈkɑ.stə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
noun
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
name
A surname from the Romance languages.
name
A surname from the Romance languages.
name
A surname from the Romance languages.
name
A surname from the Romance languages.
name
A surname from the Romance languages.
Example Sentences
- "Although Costa retained his contacts with the royal family, Gye was able to develop his own close relationship with the operaphile Prince of Wales, for whose mistress Pauline Lucca he occasionally rescheduled the programme."
- "Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa."
- "Riviera, a small town on Spain's southern coast, was empty of tourists, who had long gone back to their jobs and mundane lives, their Costa holiday a faded summer's dream."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Costa
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑ.stə/
- British English: /ˈkɒ.stə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, Places.
Inflected Forms
costas (plural)
costae (plural)
Costas (alternative)
Dacosta (alternative)
da Costa (alternative)
dalla Costa (alternative)
dallaCosta (alternative)