rosa de los vientos

Spanish

Etymology

From rosa (“rose”) and viento (“wind”). Literally, “rose of the winds”.

Noun

rosa de los vientos f (plural rosas de los vientos)

compass rose

Further reading

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

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