backsplash

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
2. (countable, uncountable) The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.

Verb

To splash backward.

Translations

salpicadero

Etymology

From back + splash.