Masculine

trebón

Meaning

  1. (masculine) thunderstorm
  2. (masculine) downpour

Frequency

C2
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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