cuenca
Meaning
- (feminine) eye socket
- (feminine) watershed, catchment basin
- (feminine) valley
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cuen‧ca
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkwenka/
Etymology
From Latin concha (“bivalve, vessel, trumpet”). Doublet of concha (“seashell, scoop”), which was inherited from the diminutive Latin conchula. Compare English conch.
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Sentences
Generalmente , coincide con las áreas montañosas de una cuenca determinada .
Generally, it coincides with the mountainous areas of a given basin.
James tiene varios aserraderos al igual que varias pequeñas comunidades aborígenes en la cuenca .
Fort St. James has several lumber mills as do several smaller aboriginal communities in the basin.
