sotavento

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan sotavent.[1]

Noun

sotavento m (plural sotaventos)

  1. the direction towards which the wind is blowing, leeward side
    Antonym: barlavento

References
  1. “sotavento” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan sotavent, from sota (“under”) + vent (“wind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sotaˈbento/ [so.t̪aˈβ̞ẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: so‧ta‧ven‧to

Noun

sotavento m (plural sotaventos)

  1. leeward side
    Antonym: barlovento

Further reading
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