costrán

costrán

Galician

Etymology

Obscure. Perhaps a derivative of Latin cōnstringō (“I bind”) or costa (“rib”); less likely, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosˈtɾaŋ/

Noun

costrán f (plural costráns)

1. twisted twig (usually oak or wicker) used for binding bundles

   Synonyms: viorto, corre, torgallo, vincallo

References

• “costran” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “costrán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “cuesta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos