catarata

See also: Catarata

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs) "down-rushing".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾa.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾa.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐˈɾa.tɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧ra‧ta

Noun

catarata f (plural cataratas)

cataract (large waterfall)
Synonym: catadupa
(pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs, “down-rushing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kataˈɾata/ [ka.t̪aˈɾa.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ata
Syllabification: ca‧ta‧ra‧ta

Noun

catarata f (plural cataratas)

waterfall, cataract
Synonym: cascada
(pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)

Further reading

“catarata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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