tempestad

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish tempestad (“tempest”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tem‧pes‧tad

Noun

tempestad

1. storm; tempest

   Synonym: mal tiempo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish tempestat, likely a borrowing (rather than an inheritance) from Latin tempestātem (“weather, storm, tempest”), from tempus (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tempesˈtad/ [t̪ẽm.pesˈt̪að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: tem‧pes‧tad

Noun

tempestad f (plural tempestades)

1. tempest, storm (especially at sea)

Derived terms

• ojo de la tempestad

Related terms

• tempestuoso

Further reading

• “tempestad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025