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

• 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

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