cuento

Definitions of cuento
  1. noun
    a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
    synonyms: casquillo, contera, herrete, regatón, virola
  2. noun
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    synonyms: historieta, novela corta
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    type of:
    historia, relato
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
  3. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conseja, copla, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relación, relato, rollo, rondalla
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    types:
    relación
    an act of narration
    type of:
    cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, relato, reseña
    the act of informing by verbal report
  4. noun
    a V shape
    synonyms: apogeo, auge, cabeza, cabo, cima, copa, coronamiento, cumbre, cúspide, extremo, picacho, pico, picota, punta, puya, remate
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    type of:
    convexidad
    a shape that curves or bulges outward
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