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otero

otero

Old Spanish

Noun

otero m (plural oteros)

  1. hillock, knoll
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 47r.
      Et eſta fallan en la tierra aq́ dizen azench en un otero que es çerca del albuhera azeda
      And they find it in the land they call Azench, on a hillock that is near a bitter pool.

Descendants


Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish otero, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese outeiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oˈte.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo

Noun

otero m (plural oteros)

  1. knoll