tajamar

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) starling, cutwater structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge
  • (Latin America) levee, dike
  • (Latin America) mole pigmented spot on the skin

Etymology

Compound from Spanish, Castilian tajar + Spanish, Castilian mar (sea).

Origin

Spanish

mar

Gloss

sea

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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