encosta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) slope, gradient
2. (feminine) hill

Verb

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

encostar

1. to support (physically)
2. to touch
3. (transitive) to close (a door) without locking it
4. to scrounge off someone

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Concepts

slope

hillside

ascent

side

mountainside

acclivity

incline

levee

precipice

raise

rake

rise

upgrade

versant

bank

🏦

climb

decline

dip

escarp

Synonyms

ladeira

declive

rampa

subida

costa

vertente

declives

aclive

margem

🏦

costela

borda

litoral

Translations

côte

helling

Abhang

pente

πλαγιά

glooiing

cuesta

ladera

costa

versant

pujada

Hang

salita

subida

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽˈkɔs.tɐ/

Etymology

Deverbal from encostar.