el
masculine
/uɾaˈkan/
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Translation
hurricane
Word origin
From Taino hurakán, the name of a storm god, borrowed into Spanish from the Caribbean. English 'hurricane' comes from the same Spanish source.
- Origin
- Taino
- Root
- hurakán
- English cognates
- hurricane
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralhuracanes
Examples
destruyó muchas .
The hurricane destroyed many houses on the coast.
.
A very strong hurricane is approaching the island.
¡, !
Be careful, the hurricane will arrive tonight!
alcanzaron doscientos kilómetros .
The hurricane's winds reached two hundred kilometres per hour.
, .
After the hurricane, the city was left without power.
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