TSUNAMI


Meaning of TSUNAMI in English

/ tsuːˈnɑːmi; NAmE / noun

(from Japanese ) an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

SYN tidal wave

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Japanese , from tsu harbour + nami wave.

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