caruja

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cālūginem, variant of Latin cālīginem (fog).

Pronunciation 1

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ru‧ja

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ru‧ja

Noun

caruja f (plural carujas)

  1. (regional) fog
  2. (regional) drizzle (very light rain)
Descendants
  • Spanish: garúa

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

caruja

  1. third-person singular present indicative of carujar