tufão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān, “storm; typhoon”), probably of ultimate Sinitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ˈfɐ̃w̃/

Noun

tufão m (plural tufões)

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

Coordinate terms

• ciclone, furacão