parteaguas

Spanish

Etymology

From partir (“to divide, split”) +‎ aguas (“water”), compare German Wasserscheide and Italian spartiacque (literally “water-divide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /par.teˈa.ɡwas/, [paɾˈtea̯.ɣwas]

Noun

parteaguas m (plural parteaguas)

  1. (geology, hydrology) watershed
  2. (by extension, figuratively) watershed, turning point

See also
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