golpe de mar

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “blow of sea”. Compare French coup de mer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡolpe ðe ˈmaɾ]

Noun

golpe de mar m (plural golpes de mar)

1. beating or pounding of the waves

   Synonym: embate

   • 1777, anonymous author, Romance da Urca San Antón:

     nisto outro golpe de mar
     beu, é deu á popa un bico,
     arrancou non sey que tablas,

     and then another wave
     came, and gave a kiss to the poop,
     tearing off I don't know which boards

Related terms

• golpe
• mar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “golpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “golpe de mar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “golpe de mar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN