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 +‎ terremoto.

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

Further reading

• “maremoto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “maremoto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

   Synonym: tumbazón (Honduras)

Usage notes

Although maremoto and tsunami are sometimes used as synonyms, maremoto refers to the agitation of seawater due to an underwater earthquake (a seaquake) and tsunami refers to the great waves caused by said phenomenon.

Further reading

• “maremoto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025