English

Noun

cuesta ‎(plural cuestas)

1. (geomorphology) slope (acclivity or declivity).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwe̞s.ta̠]
• See also: encuesta, puesta, tuesta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin costa ‎(“rib; side, wall”), later coming to mean "edge" or "coast" in Medieval Latin. Compare the doublet costa.

Noun

cuesta f ‎(plural cuestas)

1. (geology) slope (acclivity or declivity)

Synonyms

• pendiente

Derived terms

• cuesta arriba
• cuesta abajo

Related terms

• a costa de
• acostar
• costado
• costilla

Etymology 2

• See costar

Verb

cuesta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of costar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of costar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of costar.