atlántico
/aˈtlantiko/ · B2 · adj
Atlantic (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean)
🌊🚢 atlántico = Atlas + -ico: the sea named for Atlas, the Titan holding up the sky
Atlántico comes from Greek Atlas, the Titan said to stand at the western edge of the world. The Atlantic was the ocean beyond his mountains. Spanish adds the adjective ending -ico, so atlántico means pertaining to that ocean.