oasis

noun oh-AH-sees Rare

Origin: from Greek via Latin oasis, originally from Egyptian

Also means

refuge

Usage Note

Oasis is invariable in number — un oasis, dos oasis (the plural does not add -es). It is used both literally (a fertile spot in the desert) and figuratively (un oasis de paz — an oasis of calm). The stress falls on the second syllable.

Examples

"El oasis fue un alivio para los viajeros exhaustos."

Natural Translation

The oasis was a relief for the exhausted travellers.

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