vigia

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noun

A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

OriginSpanish vigía ← Portuguese vigia ← Latin vigilare →
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Meanings

nounvigia (plural vigias)

plural vigias

  1. nauticalA warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

Origin

  1. Latinvigilare
  2. Portuguesevigia
  3. Spanishvigía“lookout; reef”
  4. Englishvigia

From Spanish vigía (“lookout; reef”), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

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vigia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigia

MLA

“vigia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vigia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigia.

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