descanso
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
descanso (plural descansos)
- A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
- The highways of the USA are littered with descansos, silent reminders of automobile accidents.
Asturian[edit]
Verb[edit]
descanso
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
descanso
- first-person singular present indicative form of descansar
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
- Hyphenation: des‧can‧so
Etymology 1[edit]
Deverbal from descansar (“to rest”), des- + cansar (“to tire”), from Latin campsāre.
Noun[edit]
descanso m (plural descansos)
- rest (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
descanso
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
descanso m (plural descansos)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
descanso
Further reading[edit]
- “descanso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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