tsunami

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tsunami

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Unadapted borrowing from Japanese, 津波(つなみ) (tsunami).

noun tsunamiuri

masculine tsunami

In English

tsunami large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocea

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MLA

"tsunami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/tsunami. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{tsunami_2026,
  title = {tsunami},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/tsunami},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}