Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descanso

/dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: des-can-so
IPA: /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

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

Example Sentences

"The highways of the USA are littered with descansos, silent reminders of automobile accidents."

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish descansardeverb. Spanish descansobor. English descanso Borrowed from Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”).

Inflected Forms

descansos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce descanso?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/.
What does descanso mean?: A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
Where does descanso come from?: Etymology tree Spanish descansardeverb. Spanish descansobor. English descanso Borrowed from Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”).

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