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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