Potrero
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A long mesa on the flank of a mountain.
"Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
Example
More examples"Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish potrero.
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