costo

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See also: costó and costò

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

costo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of costar

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from costare (to cost) +‎ -o.

Noun

costo m (plural costi)

  1. cost
  2. (archaic) expense
    Synonym: spesa
  3. (figurative) cost (negative consequence or loss)
  4. (archaic) usury
    Synonym: usura
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Greek: κόστος (kóstos)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin costum, costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

una pianta di costo – a costus plant

Noun

costo m (plural costi)

  1. costus (Saussurea costus)
    Hypernym: saussurea
  2. a costus plant
  3. the root of the costus plant

Etymology 3

Borrowed from translingual Costus, from Latin costus.

Noun

costo m (plural costi)

  1. (botany) any of the plants of the genus Costus

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

costo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of costare

Further reading

  • costo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • costo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • costo3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from costar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkosto/
  • Rhymes: -osto
  • Syllabification: cos‧to

Noun

costo m (plural costos)

  1. cost
    Synonyms: coste, costa
  2. (slang, Spain) hashish
    Synonym: chocolate

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