ciclón
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See also: ciclon
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).
Noun
ciclón m (plural ciclóns)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈklon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈklon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ci‧clón
Noun
ciclón m (plural ciclones)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “ciclón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10