costal
Spanish, noun/kosˈtal/
costal is spelled C-O-S-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 32,109th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Costal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gunny sack (a sack of cheap materials used to transport bulk dry goods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Saco grande de tela fuerte y rústica”.
What does costal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecostal (of or related to a rib)
noun
- 1
masculinegunny sack (a sack of cheap materials used to transport bulk dry goods)
Tráeme tres costales de azúcar.
- 2
masculinea historical unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saco grande de tela fuerte y rústica.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne la costilla
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of costal
- costales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce costal?
- /kosˈtal/
- [kosˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to costal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is costal in Spanish?
costal appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).