"cuesta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwesta/, [ˈkwes.t̪a] Forms: cuestas [plural]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), later coming to mean “edge” or “coast” in Medieval Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Compare the borrowed doublet costa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|costa||rib; side, wall|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), {{inh+|es|la|costa||rib; side, wall}} Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), {{der|es|ine-pro|*kost-}} Proto-Indo-European *kost-, {{doublet|es|costa|notext=1}} costa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cuesta f (plural cuestas)
  1. (geology) slope (acclivity or declivity) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: pendiente
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-noun-dSSX5IZa Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (geography) cuesta Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-noun-Otf--Zve Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a cuestas, cuesta abajo, cuesta arriba, cuesta de enero Related terms: a costa de, acostar, costado, costilla
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwesta/, [ˈkwes.t̪a]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} cuesta
  1. inflection of costar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: costar Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-verb-ZQxXjPkK Disambiguation of Landforms: 23 9 45 22 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 10 50 25
  2. inflection of costar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: costar
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-verb-BUKndwAa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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