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yacimiento

deposit

noun yah-see-MYEN-toh Less Common

Origin: From yacer ('to lie, to rest'), from Latin iacere.

Also means

site

Usage Note

Yacimiento primarily refers to a natural deposit — yacimiento petrolífero ('oil field'), yacimiento arqueológico ('archaeological site'). It always implies something discovered underground or in the earth. Do not use it for a financial deposit, which is depósito.

Examples

"Descubrieron un yacimiento de petróleo."

Natural Translation

They discovered an oil deposit.

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