Masculine
trebón
Meaning
- (masculine) thunderstorm
- (masculine) downpour
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɾeˈβoŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From metathetical alteration of torbón, from Old Galician-Portuguese torvon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *turbōnem (“whirlwind”), accusative of Latin turbō, turbinem, with altered declension. Compare Portuguese trovão, Spanish turbión (archaic or dialectal turbón). Cf. also turbina.
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