cuenca
See also: Cuenca
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin concha (“bivalve, vessel, trumpet”). Doublet of Spanish concha (“seashell, scoop”), which was inherited from the diminutive Latin conchula. Compare English conch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwenka/ [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
- Rhymes: -enka
- Syllabification: cuen‧ca
Noun
cuenca f (plural cuencas)
- (anatomy) eye socket
- watershed, catchment basin
- valley
Derived terms
- cuenco
Further reading
- “cuenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014