monzón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monˈθon/ [mõn̟ˈθõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /monˈson/ [mõnˈsõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: mon‧zón

Noun

monzón m or (less commonly) f (plural monzones)

  1. monsoon

Further reading

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