vaguada

Galician

Alternative forms

• vagoada

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baɡuˈada/ [bɑ.ɣ̞uˈa.ð̞ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /baɡuˈada/ [bɑ.ɣ̞uˈa.ð̞ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /baħuˈada/ [bɑ.ħuˈa.ð̞ɐ]

• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: va‧gu‧a‧da

Noun

vaguada f (plural vaguadas)

1. thalweg

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “vaguada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vaguada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vaguada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “vaguada”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡwada/ [baˈɣ̞wa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: va‧gua‧da

Noun

vaguada f (plural vaguadas)

1. thalweg
2. (Dominican Republic, slang) storm; bad weather

   Synonym: tormenta

Further reading

• “vaguada”, 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