rompeolas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rompe (“to break”) +‎ olas (“waves”).

Noun

rompeolas m (plural rompeolas)

breakwater (construction in or around a harbour)

Further reading

“rompeolas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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