descanso
n.— «While a gravesite marks the resting place of physical remains, a descanso is intended to mark the place where the spirit left the body.» —“Americans find room for descansos” by Elda Silva San Antonio Express-News (Texas) Nov. 3, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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