peñasco

Spanish

Etymology

From peña +‎ -sco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɲasko/ [peˈɲas.ko]

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• Rhymes: -asko
• Syllabification: pe‧ñas‧co

Noun

peñasco m (plural peñascos)

1. large rock, boulder

   Synonym: pedrusco

Derived terms

• peñascal

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: penhasco

Further reading

• “peñasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014