descanso
n.— «The practice of erecting memorials may have its origins in Mexico. Roadside memorials there are called descanso, which means resting place.» —“Roadside reminders” by Kelly Garbus Kansas City Star Magazine (Kan., Mo.) Sept. 4, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
Grant recommends the children’s book Dreams of Green: A Three Kings’ Day Story written by Mariel Jungkunz and illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodriguez (Bookshop|Amazon), about a girl and her family who move from Puerto Rico to Ohio and find ways...