descanso

See also: Descanso and descansó

English

WOTD – 5 August 2015

Etymology

From Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/

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Noun

descanso (plural descansos)

1. 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.

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Asturian

Verb

descanso

1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

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Catalan

Verb

descanso

1. first-person singular present indicative form of descansar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From descansar (“to rest”), des- +‎ cansar (“to tire”), from Latin campsare.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.ˈkɐ̃.su/, /d͡ʒis.ˈkɐ̃.su/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.ˈkɐ̃.so/
• Hyphenation: des‧can‧so
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃su

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

1. rest (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation)

   Synonyms: repouso, sossego, folga

Antonyms

• lavor, labor, trabalho, serviço

Related terms

• descansado
• descansar

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Spanish

Etymology

From descansar > des- + cansar.

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

1. rest, break
2. relief

   Synonym: alivio

Verb

descanso

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of descansar.