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el costal

/kosˈtal/ noun · masculine C1
  1. gunny sack (a sack of cheap materials used to transport bulk dry goods) · Tráeme tres costales de azúcar. Bring me three sacks of sugar.
  2. a historical unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L

Plural costales

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—¿Quién se habrá robado los aperos?—dijo el Capataz.—Sería capaz de darle un costal de trigo a quien me lo dijera.
Cuentos populares en Chile, p. 87 · C1

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