descanso

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/ Hyphenation: des‧can‧so === Noun === descanso (plural descansos) A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam. === Anagrams === condessa == Asturian == === Verb === descanso first-person singular present indicative of descansar == Catalan == === Verb === descanso first-person singular present indicative of descansar == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish descanso (“rest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desˈkanso/, [d̪esˈkãn.so] Hyphenation: des‧can‧so === Noun === descanso rest == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃su Hyphenation: des‧can‧so === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from descansar (“to rest”), des- +‎ cansar (“to tire”), from Latin campsāre. ==== Noun ==== descanso m (plural descansos) rest (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) Synonyms: repouso, sossego, folga Antonyms: lavor, labor, trabalho, serviço ===== Related terms ===== descansado descansar === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== descanso first-person singular present indicative of descansar === Further reading === “descanso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “descanso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desˈkanso/ [d̪esˈkãn.so] Rhymes: -anso Syllabification: des‧can‧so === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from descansar. ==== Noun ==== descanso m (plural descansos) rest, break Synonym: receso relief Synonym: alivio (sports) half-time Synonym: entretiempo ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== descanso first-person singular present indicative of descansar === Further reading === “descanso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025