parteaguas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of parte (“to divide, to split”) +‎ aguas (“waters”). Compare German Wasserscheide and Italian spartiacque (literally “water-divide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾteˈaɡwas/ [paɾ.t̪eˈa.ɣ̞was]
  • Rhymes: -aɡwas
  • Syllabification: par‧te‧a‧guas

Noun

parteaguas m (plural parteaguas)

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

See also
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