Meanings
proper nounAcosta (plural Acostas)
plural Acostas
- A Spanish habitational surname from Catalan.
The video shows Oliver, captured via a real photograph and animated with generative artificial intelligence, wearing a beanie with a solemn expression. Acosta asks the avatar: “What happened to you?”
2025 August 4, Dara Kerr, “Jim Acosta interviews ‘made-up’ AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver”, in The Guardian
Origin
- CatalanAcosta
- SpanishAcosta
- EnglishAcosta
Borrowed from Spanish Acosta, from Catalan Acosta.
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APA
Acosta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acosta
MLA
“Acosta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acosta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acosta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acosta.
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