costra
Spanish, noun/ˈkostɾa/
costra is spelled C-O-S-T-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Costra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “crust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tejido temporal formado por las plaquetas que cubre una herida para proteger la dermis durante el proceso de…”.
What does costra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrust
- 2
femininescab
- 3
femininesnot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tejido temporal formado por las plaquetas que cubre una herida para proteger la dermis durante el proceso de regeneración. 2. Tipo de caparazón formado en el suelo por la caliza o el yeso. 3. Parte de paella que consiste en el arroz tostado y adherido al recipiente.
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 costra
- costras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce costra?
- /ˈkostɾa/
- [ˈkos.t̪ɾa]
- [ˈkost̪ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to costra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is costra in Spanish?
costra appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).