enxurrada

Portuguese

Etymology

From enxurro +‎ -ada; first element possibly from chorro (“jet, flow”) or jorro (“to spout, gush”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ẽ.ʃuˈha.dɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ĩ.ʃuˈha.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ẽ.ʃuˈha.dɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ĩ.ʃuˈha.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ẽ.ʃuˈχa.dɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ĩ.ʃuˈχa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.da/ [ẽ.ʃuˈha.da], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈʁa.da/ [ĩ.ʃuˈha.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.dɐ/ [ẽ.ʃuˈʁa.ðɐ]

Noun

enxurrada f (plural enxurradas)

1. flash flood (sudden, rapid flood)
2. (figuratively) flood (large number or quantity of something that appears suddenly)

   Synonym: dilúvio