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vigia

vigia noun: a warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

Noun

vigia (plural vigias)

  1. A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

Forms of vigia

pluralvigias

Origin of vigia

From Spanish vigía (“lookout; reef”), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

Questions about vigia

What does vigia mean?
Vigia means a warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.
What part of speech is vigia?
Vigia is a noun.
What is the plural of vigia?
The plural of vigia is vigias.

Words near vigia in the dictionary

  1. vigezzite
  2. vigger
  3. viggerish
  4. Viggiano
  5. Viggianos
  6. vigia
  7. vigias
  8. vigil
  9. vigilambulism
  10. vigilance
  11. vigilance committee

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