vorágine

See also: voragine

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vorāgine, singular ablative of vorāgo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈɾaxine/ [boˈɾa.xi.ne]
Rhymes: -axine
Syllabification: vo‧rá‧gi‧ne

Noun

vorágine f (plural vorágines)

whirlpool, maelstrom
Synonym: remolino
extremely intense or passionate emotions or feelings; the effect, manifestation or perception of them
disorder, mess
Synonyms: desorden, descontrol
angry crowd
Synonym: turba

Further reading

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

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