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cuesta

cues·ta [ kwéstə ] (plural cues·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
ridge with steep and gentle slopes: a ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope on the other, especially in the southwestern United States

[Early 19th century. Via Spanish, "slope" < Latin costa "rib, side"]
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