rompeolas
/rompeˈolas/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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breakwater
Built from rompe (breaks (from romper)) + olas (waves).
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Paseamos por el rompeolas.
We walked along the breakwater.
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Made of
- rompe breaks (from romper)
- olas waves
Similar words
Close — both are coastal structures, a jetty and a breakwater.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
quebra-mar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "breakwater."
Practice
1 What does rompeolas mean?
breakwater
2 Fill the gap: Paseamos por el ___.
Full sentence: Paseamos por el rompeolas. (We walked along the breakwater.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches rompeolas?
rompeolas: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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