descanso

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See also: Descanso and descansó

English

WOTD – 5 August 2015
Descanso by the side of the Route 250 in the USA

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

Anagrams

Asturian

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

Catalan

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
  • Hyphenation: des‧can‧so

Etymology 1

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

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

  1. rest (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation)
    Synonyms: repouso, sossego, folga
    Antonyms: lavor, labor, trabalho, serviço

Etymology 2

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from descansar.

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

  1. rest, break
  2. relief
    Synonym: alivio
  3. (sports) half-time
    Synonym: entretiempo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

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