remolino

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ molino (mill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /remoˈlino/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: re‧mo‧li‧no

Noun

remolino m (plural remolinos)

  1. (weather) vortex, whirlpool, whirlwind
    Synonym: vórtice
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 46:
      El Destalonado es un ser mitológico que nadie ha visto. Se presenta en medio de un remolino de polvo, del cual él es el centro. Gira y se mueve con rapidez vertiginosa, y arrebata y devora a todos los niños que encuentra en su camino.
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  2. swirl
  3. (hair) cowlick
  4. (Chile) windmill
    Synonym: molino

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