embalsado

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noun

A floating island, especially one supporting more soil than a camalote.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:embalsado.”

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Meanings

nounembalsado (plural embalsados)

plural embalsados

  1. A floating island, especially one supporting more soil than a camalote.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:embalsado.

Origin

  1. Spanishembalsado
  2. Spanishembalsado
  3. Englishembalsado

Borrowed from Spanish embalsado.

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APA

embalsado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embalsado

MLA

“embalsado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embalsado. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embalsado,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embalsado.

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