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cuesta

Spanish, noun/ˈkwesta/

cuesta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slope (acclivity or declivity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of costar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Costilla”.

What does cuesta mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineslope (acclivity or declivity)

  2. 2

    femininecuesta

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Costilla. 2. Terreno en pendiente.

noun: 1. Petición o demanda de limosnas para un objeto piadoso.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cuesta

  • cuestas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cuesta?

  • /ˈkwesta/
  • [ˈkwes.t̪a]
  • [ˈkwest̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to cuesta

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is cuesta in Spanish?

cuesta appears 52 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).