Cuenca

See also: cuenca

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (valley; watershed).

Proper noun

Cuenca

  1. A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.
  2. A city in Cuenca, Spain.
  3. The third largest city in Ecuador, capital of Azuay province.

Translations


Spanish

Etymology

From cuenca (valley; watershed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwenka/ [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -enka
  • Syllabification: Cuen‧ca

Proper noun

Cuenca f

  1. Cuenca (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Cuenca)
  2. Cuenca (a city in Cuenca, Spain)
  3. Cuenca (a city in Ecuador)

Derived terms

Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (watershed).

Proper noun

Cuenca (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ)

  1. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
  2. a surname from Spanish, of toponymic origin

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cuenca is the 448th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 23,604 individuals.

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