otero

Meaning

knoll

Concepts

hill

knoll

choline

mound

humplock

Synonyms

cerro

colina

collado

montículo

loma

altozano

Translations

Hügel

colline

tumulus

colina

λόφος

Anhöhe

collina

heuvel

alteró

kleiner Hügel

Kuppe

Ätzhügel

Hügelchen

Hyphenated as

o‧te‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oˈteɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: otero

Inherited from Latin: altārium

Cognate with Galician: outeiro

Cognate with Portuguese: outeiro

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish otero, of uncertain origin; possibly from Latin altārium, or alternatively from Old Spanish oto (“high”) (from Latin altus; see Spanish alto) with the suffix -ero. Cognate with Galician outeiro, Portuguese outeiro. Cf. also altar.