Where does “resaca” come from?

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

resaca (Spanish): undertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;...

Definitions

  1. undertow, surf, backwash; redraft, redrawing;...

Ancestry of “resaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishresacarTo distil
2Spanishrio secodry river

Words derived from “resaca

Every word from Spanish rio secoEvery word from Spanish resacar