cataviento

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of cata (“to look, observe”) +‎ viento (“wind”), literally “wind-observer”. First attested in 1575. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkataˈbjento/ [ˌka.t̪aˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: ca‧ta‧vien‧to === Noun === cataviento m (plural catavientos) (nautical) wind telltale (a length of yarn of ribbon to indicate wind direction) [from 16th c.] === Further reading === “cataviento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025