rosa de los vientos

Spanish

Etymology

From rosa (“rose”) and viento (“wind”). Literally, “rose of the winds”.

Noun

rosa de los vientos f (plural rosas de los vientos)

1. compass rose

Further reading

• “rosa de los vientos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10