catarata
See also: Catarata
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs) "down-rushing".
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧ra‧ta
Noun edit
catarata f (plural cataratas)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs, “down-rushing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
catarata f (plural cataratas)
Further reading edit
- “catarata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014