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sotavento

/sɔ.tɐ.ˈvẽ.tu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do espanhol sotavento.

noun

direção para onde o vento está indo

Opposite: barlavento

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: barlavento

In English

leeward on the side sheltered from the wind
downwind in the same direction as the wind is blowing

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"sotavento." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/sotavento. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sotavento. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sotavento

Chicago

"sotavento." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sotavento.

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@misc{sotavento_2026,
  title = {sotavento},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sotavento},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}