embalse

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See also: embalsé

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emˈbalse/
  • Rhymes: -alse
  • Syllabification: em‧bal‧se

Etymology 1

Deverbal from embalsar.

Noun

embalse m (plural embalses)

  1. reservoir
    Synonym: pantano

Etymology 2

Verb

embalse

  1. inflection of embalsar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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