"potrero" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potreros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish potrero. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|potrero}} Spanish potrero Head templates: {{en-noun}} potrero (plural potreros)
  1. A long mesa on the flank of a mountain. Categories (place): Landforms

Inflected forms

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