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Spanish
Etymology
From aguaza + -ero, from Vulgar Latin *aquacea, from Latin aqua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aɡwaˈθeɾo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɡwaˈseɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧ce‧ro
Noun
aguacero m (plural aguaceros)
- downpour
- Synonyms: chaparrón, chubasco
1997, España. Reflexiones sobre el ser de España, 2nd edition, Real Academia de la Historia, →ISBN, page 38:En las épocas de transición, sobre todo en otoño, una entrada de aire frío del norte, con embolsamiento y depresión en altura (« gota fría ») produce inestabilidad y lluvias; si coincide con aire inferior cálido y húmedo del Mediterráneo que asciende por las sierras litorales, descargan en esa fachada aguaceros a veces catastróficos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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