cuesta

Definitions of cuesta
  1. noun
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    synonyms: ascenso, subida
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    antonyms:
    bajada, descenso, inclinación
    a downward slope or bend
    type of:
    pendiente, vertiente
    an elevated geological formation
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