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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
cuneta f (plural cunetas)
- jackdaw (Coloeus monedula, a European bird)
- Synonyms: gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta, gralho, chuca
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cunetta. Doublet of laguna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈneta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: cu‧ne‧ta
Noun
cuneta f (plural cunetas)
- roadside ditch
2019 August 26, Jaime Susanna, “El Coleta: el fenómeno quinqui del momento que conduce un BMW”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:El cine quinqui apenas dejó supervivientes: El Pirri fue hallado muerto por sobredosis en una cuneta con 23 años; José Luis Manzano, con 29 por la misma razón; […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- ditch
- Synonym: trinchera
- gutter
- Synonym: zanja
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