taparada

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Catalan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From tapar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

taparada f (plural taparades)

  1. a thick cloud which covers the sky
  2. a blockage in the flow of a watercourse, formed of earth, rocks, rubbish, etc.
    • 2002, Pere Verdaguer i Juanola, Pàgines d’un exili ordinari[1], archived from the original on 6 May 2021, page 14:
      Quan plovia, la gran preocupació era de fer una taparada.
      When it rained, the big concern was to make a dam.

Further reading

[edit]