remolino

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ molino (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remoˈlino/ [re.moˈli.no]

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: re‧mo‧li‧no

Noun

remolino m (plural remolinos)

1. (weather) vortex, whirlpool, whirlwind

   Synonym: vórtice

2. swirl
3. (hair) cowlick
4. (Chile) windmill

   Synonym: molino

Derived terms

• arremolinar
• de remolinche

 

Further reading

• “remolino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16