marisma

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Spanish marisma.

Noun[edit]

marisma f (plural marismas)

  1. marsh (area of low, wet land)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin maritĭma (“(coast) of the sea”), from mare (“sea”). Doublet of the borrowed marítima.

Noun[edit]

marisma f (plural marismas)

  1. saltwater marsh, tideland marsh

Related terms[edit]

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