resaca

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Etymology

Compare Portuguese ressaca.

Noun

resaca f (plural resacas)

  1. undertow, surf, backwash (outgoing wave)
  2. (commerce) redraft, redrawing
  3. hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking)
  4. silt deposit
  5. (Mexico, US) dry stream bed

Related terms

  • resacar

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Last modified on 11 August 2011, at 20:36