tombolo

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See also: tómbolo and tombolò

English[edit]

A small fortification built on a rocky islet with a sandy connection to the mainland
A tombolo of washed-up sand connected Spain’s Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (top) to mainland Morocco (bottom) after a storm in 1934
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Etymology[edit]

From Italian tombolo (pillow), from Latin tumulus (mound), from tumeō (I swell). Doublet of tumulus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tombolo (plural tombolos)

  1. (geography) A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin tumulus (mound), from tumeō (to swell).

Noun[edit]

tombolo m (plural tomboli)

  1. lace pillow or cushion
  2. a podgy person
Descendants[edit]
  • Catalan: tómbol
  • English: tombolo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

tombolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tombolare