océano
/oˈθeano/ · B1 · noun · m
ocean
🌊 Same root as ocean: Greek Okeanos, the river said to circle the world
Océano comes through Latin oceanus from Greek Okeanos, the great river the Greeks believed flowed around the whole earth. Say it oh-THEH-ah-no; in Spain the c sounds like th. It is masculine: el océano Atlántico, el océano Pacífico.