travaat

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Dutch

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Etymology

From travade, borrowed from Portuguese (vento) travado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traːˈvaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: tra‧vaat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

travaat m (plural travaten)

  1. (historical, nautical) a short storm with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, usually before the coast of Guinea

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