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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus (“bounded, defended”), perfect passive participle of dēfendō. Doublet of defensa, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈesa/
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: de‧he‧sa
Noun
dehesa f (plural dehesas)
- meadow
- Synonym: vega
- pasture
- Synonym: pasto
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