dehesa

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin defēnsa, from the feminine of Latin defēnsus (“bounded, defended”), perfect passive participle of defendō. Doublet of defensa, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deˈesa/ [d̪eˈe.sa]
Rhymes: -esa
Syllabification: de‧he‧sa

Noun

dehesa f (plural dehesas)

meadow
Synonym: vega
pasture
Synonym: pasto

See also

Further reading

“dehesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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