barlovento

Spanish

Etymology

From barloa, modeled after sotavento. First attested in 1492.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɾloˈbento/ [baɾ.loˈβ̞ẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: bar‧lo‧ven‧to

Noun

barlovento m (plural barloventos)

  1. windward side [from late 15th c.]
    Antonym: sotavento
    • 1492-1493, Diario del primer viaje de Colón, Spain:
      Ellos no curaron sino de huir a la caravela, que estava a barlovento media legua.
      They cared only about fleeing to the caravel, which was half a league to windward.

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