English
embalsado
Embalsado comes from Spanish embalsar ‘to dam’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentembalsaras embalsado‘to dam’
- Englishtodayembalsado
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentembalsaras embalsado‘to dam’
- Englishtodayembalsado
Every English word from Spanish embalsar
Today it means
noun A floating island, especially one supporting more soil than a camalote.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish embalsar / embalsado