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)

1. meadow

   Synonym: vega

2. pasture

   Synonym: pasto

See also

• pasto
• pradera
• prado

 

Further reading

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