Masculine
orkaan
- (masculine, neuter) hurricane
- (figuratively, masculine, neuter) an uncontrollable/destructive force
- (figuratively, masculine, neuter) something moving extremely fast
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔrˈkaːn/
Etymology
In summary
Etymology tree Taíno *hurakābor. Spanish huracánbor. Dutch orkaan Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno juracán; cognate with French ouragan, English hurricane (originally hurricano); German Orkan is borrowed from Dutch.
Related words
cyclonic storm
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