What does costal in Spanish mean?

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

The word costal in Spanish means sack, costal, ogre, weigh a ton, be a different matter, be another thing altogether. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word costal

sack

nombre masculino (saco grande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El campesino cargó en la mula un costal de trigo.
The farmworker loaded a sack of wheat on the mule.

costal

adjetivo (relativo a las costillas) (body)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tenía un fuerte golpe en la zona costal del cuerpo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Martha had excruciating costal pain caused by a fall on the stairs.

ogre

nombre masculino (ogro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si no te comes la sopa te llevará el hombre del saco.
If you don't eat your soup, the ogre will take you away!

weigh a ton

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (ser muy pesado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Uf, esto pesa como un costal! ¿Qué has metido en la maleta? ¿Piedras?
This suitcase weighs a ton. Did you pack rocks in here?

be a different matter, be another thing altogether

locución verbal (coloquial (ser tema aparte)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Puedes comer en mi casa, pero quedarte a dormir es harina de otro costal.
You can eat at my house, but spending the night is a different matter.

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