maremoto

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌma.reˈmɔ.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔto
• Hyphenation: ma‧re‧mò‧to

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremoti)

1. (geology) seaquake
2. tsunami

Anagrams

• roteammo, toreammo

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of mar +‎ moto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾeˈmɔ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾeˈmɔ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾeˈmɔ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɨˈmɔ.tu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧re‧mo‧to

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremotos)

1. (geology) seaquake

   Synonym: tsunami

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of mar +‎ terremoto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾeˈmoto/ [ma.ɾeˈmo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: ma‧re‧mo‧to

Noun

maremoto m (plural maremotos)

1. (geology) seaquake

Further reading

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