tufão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān, “storm; typhoon”).[1] See etymology in typhoon.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: tu‧fão

Noun

tufão m (plural tufões)

typhoon (weather phenomenon in the Pacific, equivalent to a hurricane)
Coordinate terms: ciclone, furacão

Descendants

→ English: typhoon (see there for further descendants)

References

“tufão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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