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loma

American  
[loh-muh] / ˈloʊ mə /

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
  1. a hill or ridge having a broad top.


Etymology

Origin of loma

1840–50, < Spanish, akin to lomo back, ridge, loin

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Mural made by the Desde el rio hasta la loma collective.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

Libertad Chavez prepares glue that will be used in the design of the mural by the collective Desde el rio hasta la loma.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

With her grandmothers’ words echoing in her head, Ayala joined the art collective Desde el río hasta la loma, where her children participated in a workshop called “Lxs Niñxs de la Resistencia.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

Sacasa forces had been pressing hard early in the week, upon Diaz troops defending the cities Chinandega, Leon and loma.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inoloma, meaning a fibrous fringe; from is, genitive inos, a fibre; and loma, a fringe.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard

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