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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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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

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

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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