descanso

See also: Descanso and descansó

English

WOTD – 5 August 2015

Etymology

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

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.

Asturian

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

Catalan

Verb

descanso

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of descansar

Portuguese

Etymology

From descansar (to rest), des- + cansar (to tire), from Latin campsare.

Pronunciation

  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ˈkɐ̃.so/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/
  • Hyphenation: des‧can‧so
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃su

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

  1. rest (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation)

Synonyms

Antonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From descansar > des- + cansar

Noun

descanso m (plural descansos)

  1. rest, break
  2. relief

Verb

descanso

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of descansar.
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