chaparrón

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoetic in origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapaˈron/ [t͡ʃa.paˈrõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: cha‧pa‧rrón

Noun[edit]

chaparrón m (plural chaparrones)

downpour, cloudburst
Synonyms: aguacero, chubasco
(Andalusia, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico) barrage, burst (e.g., barrage of criticism)
Synonym: aluvión

Derived terms[edit]

aguantar el chaparrón

Further reading[edit]

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

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