maremoto

Italian

Etymology

Blend of mare +‎ moto, on the model of terremoto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.re.ˈmo.to/
Hyphenation: ma‧re‧mò‧to

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremoti)

(geology) seaquake
tsunami

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of mare +‎ moto.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧re‧mo‧to

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremotos)

(geology) seaquake

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of mar +‎ terremoto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾeˈmoto/, [maɾeˈmot̪o]

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremotos)

(geology) seaquake

Further reading

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

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