mesa

Signification (Anglais)

1. Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
2. a structure with components rising above the insulating substrate that surrounds it

Concepts

Mesa

plateau

table

mesa

Synonymes

plateau

table

tableland

altiplano

flatiron

high plain

paramo

bottom bed

Traductions

mesa

Tafelberg

altopiano

Hochebene

Tafelland

οροπέδιο

altipiano

Mesa

mesa

colina isolada de topo chato

Mesa

planalto

altiplano

meseta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested 1759, from Spanish mesa (“table”), from Latin mēnsa. Doublet of mensa.