What does costela in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word costela in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use costela in Portuguese.

The word costela in Portuguese means rib, costela, costela de primeira, costela, costela-de-adão, costela de porco, costela de cordeiro, filé de costela. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word costela

rib

substantivo feminino (cada osso recurvado do tórax)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

costela

noun (anatomy: costal bone)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O golpe na lateral de seu corpo quebrou duas costelas de George.
The blow to his side broke two of George's ribs.

costela de primeira

noun (beef: meat from ribs) (carne: corte de bife das costelas)

costela

noun (food: rib meat)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Vamos comer costeletas esta noite.
We're eating ribs tonight.

costela-de-adão

noun (plant genus) (planta)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

costela de porco

plural noun (meat and bones of pig's ribs) (carne e ossos de costelas de porco)

Pork ribs, also called spare ribs, are often barbecued or grilled.

costela de cordeiro

noun (roasted ribs of young sheep) (costelas assadas de cordeiro)

filé de costela

noun (cut of beef: steak) (corte de carne)

Let's learn Portuguese

So now that you know more about the meaning of costela in Portuguese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Portuguese.

Do you know about Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Roman language native to the Iberian peninsula of Europe. It is the only official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Portuguese has between 215 and 220 million native speakers and 50 million second language speakers, for a total of about 270 million. Portuguese is often listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world, third in Europe. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. According to UNESCO statistics, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest growing European languages after English.