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descanso

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Real reading context

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