laguna

Meaning

lagoon (shallow body of water separated from the sea by a bar)

Concepts

lagoon

coral

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laguna

lagune

pond

coral reef lagoon

Synonyms

lagoa

albufeira

lagoas de recifes de coral

lagunas

Laguna

Lagoas

Translations

lagune

laguna

lagune

laguna

Lagune

lagon

λιμνοθάλασσα

llacuna

albufera

kustmeer

estero

λίμνη

laguna

Lagune

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laˈɡũ.nɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian: laguna

Borrowed from Italian: laguna

Cognate with Spanish: laguna

In summary

Borrowed from Venetan laguna, Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Cf. also Spanish laguna. Doublet of lagoa, which was inherited from Latin, and of lacuna, which was borrowed.