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Spanish
Etymology
From barloa, modeled after sotavento. First attested in 1492.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɾloˈbento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: bar‧lo‧ven‧to
Noun
barlovento m (plural barloventos)
- windward side
- 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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