Oropesa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
  2. A habitational surname from Spanish.
noun
  1. A streamlined towed body used in minesweeping to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position relative to the sweeping ship.

Word forms

Oropesa Oropesas

Etymology

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

Related words

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