Where does “ressaca” come from?

ressaca (Catalan) comes from Spanish resaca, from Spanish resacar, from Spanish rio seco — dry river.

ressaca (Catalan): hangover

Definitions

  1. hangover

Ancestry of “ressaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishresacaundertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;...
2SpanishresacarTo distil
3Spanishrio secodry river
Every word from Spanish rio secoEvery word from Spanish resacarEvery word from Spanish resaca
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