"Cuenca" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkwenka/, [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
Rhymes: -enka Etymology: From cuenca (“valley; watershed”). Head templates: {{es-proper noun|f}} Cuenca f
  1. Cuenca (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Cuenca) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Places in Spain, Provinces of Spain
    Sense id: en-Cuenca-es-name-LqZ963zQ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 14 1 4 15 1 25 1 1 1 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 1 5 23 1 19 1 1 1 13 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 0
  2. Cuenca (a city in Cuenca, Spain) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Spain, Places in Spain
    Sense id: en-Cuenca-es-name-VZn~qMUY
  3. Cuenca (a city in Ecuador) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Ecuador, Places in Ecuador
    Sense id: en-Cuenca-es-name-3m33Q9uV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cuencano, poner mirando pa' Cuenca
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      "ipa": "/ˈkwenka/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkwẽŋ.ka]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkwẽŋ.ka]"
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