codaste

codaste

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cadaste (“sternpost”), from Latin catasta. Doublet of catasta (“a torture instrument”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈdaste/ [koˈð̞as.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -aste
  • Syllabification: co‧das‧te

Noun

codaste m (plural codastes)

  1. (nautical) sternpost [from early 16th c.]
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Alzaba el buque moribundo la proa, dejando en descubierto todo el codaste y a ratos parte de la quilla.
      The moribund vessel lifted the prow, leaving out in the open the entire sternpost and, at times, part of the keel.

Descendants

  • → Catalan: codast

Further reading

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