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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “cold drop”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡota ˈfɾia/
- Syllabification: go‧ta frí‧a
Noun
gota fría f (plural gotas frías)
- (meteorology) cold drop (a very heavy downpour, or cloudburst, especially on the Mediterranean coast)
- Synonym: DANA
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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