bordo

/ˈboɾdo/ · B1 · noun · m

side

bordo — side

⛵ bordo = board: a bordo means aboard, on the ship's side

Same Germanic root as English board and border: the plank forming a ship's side. From there it came to mean the side itself, a tack (the stretch sailed on one side to the wind), and a raised edge or ridge.

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