arribada

English

Etymology

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Noun

arribada (plural arribadas)

  1. (zoology) A mass nesting of marine turtles.
    • 2015 September 25, Nicholas St. Fleur, “Costa Rica to Shield Sea Turtles”, in New York Times:
      That this week’s arribada came early illustrates the olive ridley’s unpredictability, said Roldán Valverde, a sea turtle biologist from Southeastern Louisiana University.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.riˈβa.ðə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.riˈba.ðə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.riˈba.ða]
  • (file)

Noun

arribada f (plural arribades)

  1. arrival

Participle

arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribat

Derived terms

  • d'arribada

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From arribar.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

arribada f (plural arribadas)

  1. arrival

Portuguese

Participle

arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribado

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ariˈbada/ [a.riˈβ̞a.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: a‧rri‧ba‧da

Participle

arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribado
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