costra

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin crusta (following metathesis), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (hardened), from *krews- (to form a crust, begin to freeze). Cognate with English crust. Also, compare English custard, an English descendant of Latin crusta that also underwent similar metathesis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkostɾa/ [ˈkos.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -ostɾa
  • Syllabification: cos‧tra

Noun[edit]

costra f (plural costras)

  1. crust
  2. scab
    Synonym: postilla
  3. snot
    Synonym: moco

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