cuesta
Pronunciation: /ˈkwesta/
“cuesta” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In Spanish
- Terreno en pendiente.
- Cada uno de los huesos largos y encorvados que nacen del espinazo y vienen hacia el pecho.
- Petición o demanda de limosnas para un objeto piadoso.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), later coming to mean “edge” or “coast” in Medieval Latin. Compare the borrowed doublet costa.
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