ciclón

See also: ciclon

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).

Noun

ciclón m (plural ciclóns)

1. cyclone

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν (kuklôn, “moving in a circle, whirling”), ultimately from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈklon/ [θiˈklõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siˈklon/ [siˈklõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ci‧clón

Noun

ciclón m (plural ciclones)

1. cyclone

Derived terms

• anticiclón m
• ciclón extratropical
• ciclón tropical
• ciclónico

 

Related terms

• cíclico
• ciclo

 

Further reading

• “ciclón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014