Oropesa

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proper noun

A town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

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Oropesa1

proper nounOropesa (countable and uncountable, plural Oropesas)

plural Oropesas

  1. countableuncountableA town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Spanish.

Oropesa2

nounOropesa (plural Oropesas)

plural Oropesas

  1. A streamlined towed body used in minesweeping to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position relative to the sweeping ship.

Origin

Oropesa · proper noun

  1. SpanishOropesa
  2. EnglishOropesa

Borrowed from Spanish Oropesa. The surname is predominantly found in Cuba and in the Philippines.

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Oropesa · noun

After the ship HMS Oropesa, on which it was developed.

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APA

Oropesa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oropesa

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“Oropesa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oropesa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oropesa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oropesa.

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