cuenca
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See also: Cuenca
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin concha (“bivalve, vessel, trumpet”). Doublet of concha (“seashell, scoop”), which was inherited from the diminutive Latin conchula. Compare English conch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cuenca f (plural cuencas)
- (anatomy) eye socket
- watershed, catchment basin
- valley
- Synonym: valle
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cuenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014