cuenca
See also: Cuenca
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin concha (“bivalve, vessel, trumpet”). Doublet of concha (“seashell, scoop”), which was inherited from the diminutive Latin conchula. Compare English conch.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcuenca f (plural cuencas)
- (anatomy) eye socket
- watershed, catchment basin
- valley
- Synonym: valle
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “cuenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014