tufão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān, “storm; typhoon”). See etymology in typhoon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: tu‧fão

Noun

tufão m (plural tufões)

1. typhoon (weather phenomenon in the Pacific, equivalent to a hurricane)

   Coordinate terms: ciclone, furacão

Descendants

• → English: typhoon (see there for further descendants)