parteaguas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of parte (“to divide, to split”) +‎ aguas (“waters”). Compare German Wasserscheide and Italian spartiacque (literally “water-divide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾteˈaɡwas/ [paɾ.t̪eˈa.ɣ̞was] Rhymes: -aɡwas Syllabification: par‧te‧a‧guas === Noun === parteaguas m (plural parteaguas) (geology, hydrology) watershed (by extension, figuratively) watershed, turning point ==== See also ==== hito === Further reading === “parteaguas”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010