cuesta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) slope (acclivity or declivity)
2. (feminine) cuesta

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of costar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of costar:

Concepts

slope

acclivity

incline

ascent

hillside

upgrade

rise

brae

raise

side

climb

hill

inclination

bank

🏦

ladder

🪜

mountainside

precipice

rake

slant

stairs

steep

see a cuestas

see echar a cuestas

flank of a hill

decline

declivity

descent

dip

downhill

escarp

gradient

Synonyms

pendiente

ladera

subida

el mismo lugar

declive

orilla

vertiente

rampa

talud

abajadero

ascensión

bajada

ascenso

escarpadura

gradas

inclinación

parte baja

altozano

falda de colina o cerro

camino ascendente

taludes

costera

descenso

auge

💥

elevación

escalera

falda

grada

paso

Hyphenated as

cues‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwesta/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: costa

In summary

Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), later coming to mean “edge” or “coast” in Medieval Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Compare the borrowed doublet costa.