"En el parque hay una fuente"

Question

What does fuente mean when using it to talk about parques? I know it means source but it doesn't sound right when saying "in the park there is a source"!

HELP ME!!!!

Answer 1

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noun fuente feminine noun 1. fountain (de agua) (construcción); spring (manantial)

* fuente de agua potable -> drinking fountain
* fuente termal -> thermal spring 

1. (serving) dish (bandeja)

2. source (origen)

   • fuente de alimentación -> feed source; (Elec) power supply (computing)
   • fuente de energía -> energy source
   • fuente de energía renovable -> renewable energy source
   • fuente de ingresos -> source of income
   • fuente de riqueza -> source of wealth

3. source (de información)

   • según fuentes del ministerio de Educación,… -> according to Ministry of Education sources,…
   • fuentes oficiosas/oficiales -> unofficial/official sources

4. font (Imprenta)

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fuente [foo-en’-tay] noun 1. Fountain, fount, a spring of water (manantial). (f)

* Fuente de beber -> drinking fountain

Answer 2

There is a water fountain in the park.