costilla
Spanish, noun/kosˈtiʝa/
costilla is spelled C-O-S-T-I-L-L-A (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Costilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rib” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hueso largo y curvo que da forma y estructura al tórax”.
What does costilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerib
- 2
femininea type of biscuit or cookie filled with jam
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hueso largo y curvo que da forma y estructura al tórax 2. Pieza larga y delgada que forma la estructura de un arco o bóveda, donde encajan las dovelas 3. Madero largo y delgado que recorre y soporta el casco de un buque, encastrándose en la quilla. 4. En general, pieza con esta forma o función.
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 costilla
- costillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce costilla?
- /kosˈtiʝa/
- [kosˈt̪i.ʝa]
- [kosˈt̪iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to costilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is costilla in Spanish?
costilla appears 2.2 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).