rompeolas
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- breakwater (construction in or around a harbour)
Etymology
Affix from Spanish, Castilian romper (break, it breaks) + Spanish, Castilian ola (waves).
Origin
Spanish
ola
Gloss
waves
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- undula Latin
- ola Spanish, Castilian
- oleaje Spanish, Castilian
- rompecabezas Spanish, Castilian
- rompecorazones Spanish, Castilian
- rompehielos Spanish, Castilian
- rompehuelgas Spanish, Castilian
- rompemuelles Spanish, Castilian
- romper Spanish, Castilian
- romperredes Spanish, Castilian
- rompible Spanish, Castilian
- rompido Spanish, Castilian
- ola Portuguese
- romper Old Spanish