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mar

Pronunciation: /ˈmaɾ/

“mar” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sea
  2. seaside
  3. lunar mare
  4. loads
  5. really; hella

In Spanish

  1. Cuerpo de agua salada que rodea los continentes de la Tierra.
  2. Cada una de las divisiones que se hacen al mar, frecuentemente en función de los accidentes geográficos.
  3. División del mar que por su extensión no alcanza la categoría de océano.
  4. Lago grande y de agua salada.
  5. Figuradamente, gran cantidad de algo.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mar (“sea”), from Latin mare (“sea”), from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. osp + mar. Compare French mer, Italian mare, Portuguese mar, Romanian mare.

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