Similar words
repouso
repouso is more formal or literary; descanso is the everyday word — both mean "rest."
Similar in other languages
Spanish
reposo
reposo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "rest."
Practice
1 What does descanso mean?
rest
2 Fill the gap: Preciso de ___.
Full sentence: Preciso de descanso. (I need rest.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches descanso?
descanso: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.