oeste

/oˈeste/ · A2 · noun · m

west

oeste — west

🧭 oeste = west with the w swapped for o: o-este, w-est

Spanish borrowed the word from Germanic west (via French ouest) and wrote the w sound as o. Careful: este means east, so oeste is este with an o in front. The extra o marks the opposite direction.

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