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reducto

stronghold, redoubt

noun rreh-DOOK-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin reductus, 'withdrawn place'.

Also means

last bastion

Usage Note

Reducto is used both literally for a fortified military position and figuratively for any last remaining stronghold of an idea or group — el último reducto del conservadurismo ('the last bastion of conservatism'). The figurative sense is now far more common in modern Spanish prose and journalism. Do not confuse with reducto as a past participle of reductar, which is not a standard Spanish verb.

Examples

"Ese barrio es el último reducto bohemio."

Natural Translation

That neighbourhood is the last bohemian stronghold.

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