aguasal

Spanish

Etymology 1

From agua +‎ sal.

Noun

aguasal f (plural aguasales)

1. brine

   Synonym: salmuera

Etymology 2

From aguazal

Noun

aguasal m (plural aguasales)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Nicaragua) sudden rain

Further reading

• “aguasal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “aguasal”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010