El Niño

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• El Nino

[edit] Etymology

Spanish, meaning “The Little Boy,” referring to the Christ child, as the phenomenon is observed around Christmas time

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

El Niño

1. An invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador every four to seven years that causes changes in local and regional climate, associated with a positive anomaly.

   Additionally, scientists aren’t expecting to be surprised again by El Niño, a warming of the Pacific Ocean that tends to dampen Atlantic hurricane activity. (Houston Chronicle, 5/23/2007)

[edit] Usage notes

• As el means “the” in Spanish, “El Niño” is correctly used without an article in English (El Niño was seen this year rather than The El Niño was seen this year).

[edit] Related terms

• La Niña

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilnno
• Lonnie
• online, on line, on-line

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Proper noun

El Niño m.

1. The Christ child
2. El Niño (ocean current)