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Oropesa

Oropesa proper noun: a town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Proper noun

Oropesa (countable and uncountable, plural Oropesas)

  1. A town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
  2. A habitational surname from Spanish.

Noun

Oropesa (plural Oropesas)

  1. A streamlined towed body used in minesweeping to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position relative to the sweeping ship.

Forms of Oropesa

Proper noun
pluralOropesas
Noun
pluralOropesas

Origin of Oropesa

Borrowed from Spanish Oropesa. The surname is predominantly found in Cuba and in the Philippines.

After the ship HMS Oropesa, on which it was developed.

Questions about Oropesa

What does Oropesa mean?
Oropesa means a town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
What part of speech is Oropesa?
Oropesa can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Oropesa in the dictionary

  1. oronymies
  2. oronyms
  3. oronymy
  4. oropendola
  5. oropendolas
  6. Oropesa
  7. Oropesas
  8. Oropeza
  9. oropharyngeal
  10. oropharyngeally
  11. oropharyngeals

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