noria

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Spanish noria < Arabic ناعورة (naʕūra) < Syriac ܢܥܘܪܐ (nāʕurāʾ), “‘water wheel; growler’”) < ܢܥܪ (nʕar), “‘to roar, growl, bray’”).

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɔːriə

[edit] Noun

noria (plural norias)

1. A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
2. Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

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• (water wheel): water wheel

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• Anagrams of ainor
• oiran
• on air, on-air

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Spanish noria, from Arabic ناعورة (naʕūra).

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• IPA: /nɔʁja/

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noria f. (plural norias)

1. noria

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic ناعورة (naʕūra).

[edit] Noun

noria f. (plural norias)

1. noria
2. Ferris wheel

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• (Ferris wheel): rueda de la fortuna