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costa

/ˈkosta/

noun, feminine/ˈkosta/plural: costas

coast, coastline; shore, shoreline

Synonyms: costera, orilla del mar

Borrowed from Galician costa or Catalan costa, from Latin costa. Compare also the inherited Spanish doublet cuesta.

noun, feminine/ˈkosta/plural: costas

expense, costs

vivir a costa deto live on the expense of

Related: a costa de, a toda costa

Deverbal from costar (“to cost”).