turbonada

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word turbonada. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word turbonada, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say turbonada in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word turbonada you have here. The definition of the word turbonada will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofturbonada, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish turbón (from Vulgar Latin *turbonem < Latin turbō) + -ada. See turbión.

Noun

turbonada f (plural turbonadas)

  1. squall
    • 2015 December, “Histórico apagón y un temporal que puede costar hasta U$S 2 millones”, in El Pais (Uruguay), archived from the original on 15 December 2015:
      Minutos después, una turbonada que se inició en San José y el noroeste de la capital y siguió en paralelo a la costa hasta Pinamar y Marindia, al pasar por encima de la estación de Mendoza (llamada A) provocó en esta la torsión de uno de los conectores de los conductores de alta tensión que están a la intemperie y llevan la energía al transformador.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading