puesta

Definitions of puesta
  1. noun
    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    synonyms: colocación, lugar, plaza, posición, puesto, sitio, ubicación
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    type of:
    función, oficio, papel
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  2. noun
    a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
    synonyms: estaca, jalón, palo, poste
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    types:
    meta
    the post at the end of a racecourse
  3. noun
    the production of eggs (especially in birds)
    synonyms: colocación, puesto, tendido
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    type of:
    parturición
    the process of giving birth
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