resaca
nounColloquial
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
A hangover.
Literally: Undertow.
Examples with translations
Tengo una resaca horrible.
I've got a terrible hangover.
Resaca de tres días, no exagero.
A three-day hangover, I'm not exaggerating.
Where it comes from
From the sea: the undertow that drags back after the wave has broken. A better image for the morning after than most languages manage.