Where does “ressaca” come from?

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

ressaca (Portuguese): storm surge; hangover

Definitions

  1. storm surge; hangover

Ancestry of “ressaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishresacaundertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;...
2SpanishresacarTo distil
3Spanishrio secodry river

Words derived from “ressaca”

Every word from Spanish rio seco →Every word from Spanish resacar →Every word from Spanish resaca →