tropical

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From tropic +‎ -al

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tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical)

  1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
  2. From or similar to a hot humid climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
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tropical (plural tropicals)

  1. A tropical plant.

[edit] Etymology 2

From trope

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tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical)

  1. (literature, rhetoric) Of or relating to a trope.
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[edit] Galician

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tropical m. and f. (plural tropicais)

  1. tropical

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From trópico +‎ -al.

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  • IPA: /tɾo.pi.ˈkal/

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tropical m. and f. (plural tropicales)

  1. tropical
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