mesa

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

plateau

table

tableland

altiplano

flatiron

high plain

paramo

bottom bed

Vertalingen

Tafelberg

mesa

Mesa

altopiano

Tafelland

οροπέδιο

plateau

table

mesa

altipiano

Mesa

mesa

colina isolada de topo chato

Mesa

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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