tómbol

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tombolo, from Latin tumulus. Doublet of túmul.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtom.bul]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈtom.bol]

Noun

tómbol m (plural tómbols)

tombolo (sandy spit connecting an island to the mainland)

Related terms

istme

Further reading

“tómbol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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