macareo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macaréu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makaˈɾeo/ [ma.kaˈɾe.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ma‧ca‧re‧o

Noun

macareo m (plural macareos)

1. tidal bore

Further reading

• “macareo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025