cuesta

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Noun

HYPHEN

cues=ta

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cuesta, n. [Sp.].

A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cuesta, n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop.

Etymology

Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see COAST