Where does “resaca” come from?
resaca (English) comes from Spanish resaca, from Spanish resacar, from Spanish rio seco — dry river.
resaca (English): A dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio...
Definitions
- A dry river bed, a former channel of the Rio...
Ancestry of “resaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | resaca | undertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;... |
| 2 | Spanish | resacar | To distil |
| 3 | Spanish | rio seco | dry river |