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noun, masculine

tsunami

/suˈnami/

noun, masculine/suˈnami/plural: tsunamis

tsunami

Going to high ground and staying there helped save lives during the 1960 Chilean tsunami, not only in Chile but also in Onagawa, Japan[…]. Damaging waves in Onagawa[…]reached heights of 14 feet.

Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “harbour wave”).