breekwater

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from English breakwater, or possibly from Dutch breekwater, which borrowed it from English. Equivalent to breek +‎ water. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrɪə̯kˌvɑː.tər/ === Noun === breekwater (plural breekwaters) breakwater == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English breakwater. Equivalent to breken +‎ water. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbreːkˌʋaː.tər/ Hyphenation: breek‧wa‧ter === Noun === breekwater m or n (plural breekwaters, no diminutive) (archaic, now rare) breakwater [from 19th c.] Synonym: golfbreker