ciclón
See also: ciclon
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).
Noun
ciclón m (plural ciclóns)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiˈklon/ [θiˈklõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /siˈklon/ [siˈklõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ci‧clón
Noun
ciclón m (plural ciclones)
Derived terms
- anticiclón m
- ciclón extratropical
- ciclón tropical
- ciclónico
Related terms
Further reading
- “ciclón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024