tormenta

Meaning

storm, thunderstorm, lightning storm

Hyphenated as

tor‧men‧ta

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toɾˈmenta/

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum. The lack of a diphthong may be explained by influence from the learned borrowing tormento, or because it may have been a nautical loan from another language such as Portuguese tormenta, or possibly Old French (cf. modern French tourmente).

Sentences

Otra elevación destacada es el monte Tormenta .

Another prominent elevation is Mount Storm.

Debido a una fuerte tormenta las barcas de hundieron y Jawara se ahogó .

Due to a strong storm the boats sank and Jawara drowned.