tifón
See also: Tifón
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), probably of ultimate Sinitic origin, influenced by Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn). More at typhoon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈfon/ [t̪iˈfõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ti‧fón
Related terms
- anticiclón m
- ciclón m
- huracán m
- tornado m
Further reading
- “tifón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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