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descanso

Syllables: des·can·so/dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/

descanso noun: a cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.

descanso: a cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam
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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.

Proper noun capitalized: Descanso

Descanso

  1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

Forms of descanso

pluraldescansos

Origin of descanso

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

Questions about descanso

What does descanso mean?
Descanso means a cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
What part of speech is descanso?
Descanso can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce descanso?
Descanso is pronounced /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/.
What is the plural of descanso?
The plural of descanso is descansos.

Words near descanso in the dictionary

  1. descaling
  2. descalings
  3. Descalzi
  4. descan
  5. descanning
  6. descanso
  7. descansos
  8. descant
  9. descant recorder
  10. descant recorders
  11. descanted

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