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cataviento.

wind telltale (a length of yarn of ribbon to indicate wind direction)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkataˈbjento/[ˌka.t̪aˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪o]
  1. wind telltale (a length of yarn of ribbon to indicate wind direction)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Verb-object compound, composed of cata (“to look, observe”) + viento (“wind”), literally “wind-observer”. First attested in 1575.

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