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)

1. 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.