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Galician
Etymology
Obscure. Perhaps a derivative of Latin cōnstringō (“I bind”) or costa (“rib”); less likely, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
costrán f (plural costráns)
- twisted twig (usually oak or wicker) used for binding bundles
- Synonyms: viorto, corre, torgallo, vincallo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “costran”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “costrán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega