encosta

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from encostar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [enˈkostɐ]

Noun

encosta m (plural encostas)

1. slope; hill

   Synonym: costeira

Related terms

• costa
• encostar
• recostar

References

• “encosta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “encosta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From encostar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˈkɔʃ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: en‧cos‧ta

Noun

encosta f (plural encostas)

1. slope, gradient
2. hill

Verb

encosta

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of encostar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of encostar

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Spanish

Verb

encosta

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of encostarse.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of encostarse.