Spanish

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Etymology

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Compound of mesa (desk) +‎ banco (bench)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mesaˈbanko/ [me.saˈβ̞ãŋ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -anko
  • Syllabification: me‧sa‧ban‧co

Noun

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mesabanco m (plural mesabancos)

  1. (Mexico) a student desk
    Synonym: pupitre

Further reading

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  • mesabanco” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010