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Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of parte (“to divide, to split”) + aguas (“waters”). Compare German Wasserscheide and Italian spartiacque (literally “water-divide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾteˈaɡwas/
- Rhymes: -aɡwas
- Syllabification: par‧te‧a‧guas
Noun
parteaguas m (plural parteaguas)
- (geology, hydrology) watershed
- (by extension, figuratively) watershed, turning point
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