Cuenca

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/ˈkwɛn.kə/

proper noun

A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.

OriginSpanish Cuenca →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.
  2. A surname from Spanish.
  3. A city in Cuenca, Spain.
  4. The third largest city in Ecuador, capital of Azuay province.
  5. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Pugo, La Union, Philippines.

Origin

  1. SpanishCuenca
  2. EnglishCuenca

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

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Translations

Catalan Conca, Conca
  • Concaprovince of Spain
  • Concacity in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 昆卡, 昆卡
  • 昆卡 (Kūnkǎ)province of Spain
  • 昆卡 (Kūnkǎ)city in Spain
Hindi क्वेन्का, क्वेन्का
  • क्वेन्का (kvenkā)province of Spain
  • क्वेन्का (kvenkā)city in Spain
Spanish Cuenca, Cuenca
  • Cuencaprovince of Spain
  • Cuencacity in Spain
Cite this entry
APA

Cuenca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuenca

MLA

“Cuenca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuenca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuenca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuenca.

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