catarata

See also: Catarata

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs) "down-rushing".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾa.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾa.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾa.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐˈɾa.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧ra‧ta

Noun

catarata f (plural cataratas)

1. cataract (large waterfall)

   Synonym: catadupa

2. (pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs, “down-rushing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈɾata/ [ka.t̪aˈɾa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧ra‧ta

Noun

catarata f (plural cataratas)

1. waterfall, cataract

   Synonym: cascada

2. (pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)

Further reading

• “catarata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014