noria
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish noria, from Arabic ناعورة (nāʿūra(t)), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
noria (plural norias)
- A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
- Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.
Synonyms [edit]
- (water wheel): water wheel
Translations [edit]
a water wheel with buckets
any machine using buckets
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish noria, from Arabic ناعورة (nāʿūra(t)), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nɔʁja/
Noun [edit]
noria f (plural norias)
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Arabic ناعورة (nāʿūra(t)), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Noun [edit]
noria f (plural norias)
Synonyms [edit]
- (Ferris wheel): rueda de la fortuna
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