Definition of medano in English:

medano

noun ˈmeɪdənəʊ

A shifting crescent-shaped sand dune, a barchan; especially a coastal one in Peru or Chile.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Spanish médano sandbank, sand dune, cognate with Portuguese medão sand dune, of uncertain origin, but probably ultimately from classical Latin mēta cone, heap, perhaps via a post-classical Latin neuter form corresponding to classical Latin mētula small heap from mēta + -ula.

Definition of medano in US English:

medano

nounˈmeɪdənəʊ

A shifting crescent-shaped sand dune, a barchan; especially a coastal one in Peru or Chile.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Spanish médano sandbank, sand dune, cognate with Portuguese medão sand dune, of uncertain origin, but probably ultimately from classical Latin mēta cone, heap, perhaps via a post-classical Latin neuter form corresponding to classical Latin mētula small heap from mēta + -ula.

单词	medano
释义	Definition of medano in English: medano noun ˈmeɪdənəʊ A shifting crescent-shaped sand dune, a barchan; especially a coastal one in Peru or Chile. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Spanish médano sandbank, sand dune, cognate with Portuguese medão sand dune, of uncertain origin, but probably ultimately from classical Latin mēta cone, heap, perhaps via a post-classical Latin neuter form corresponding to classical Latin mētula small heap from mēta + -ula. Definition of medano in US English: medano nounˈmeɪdənəʊ A shifting crescent-shaped sand dune, a barchan; especially a coastal one in Peru or Chile. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Spanish médano sandbank, sand dune, cognate with Portuguese medão sand dune, of uncertain origin, but probably ultimately from classical Latin mēta cone, heap, perhaps via a post-classical Latin neuter form corresponding to classical Latin mētula small heap from mēta + -ula.
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