chaparrón
Spanish
editEtymology
editOnomatopoetic in origin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchaparrón m (plural chaparrones)
- downpour, cloudburst
- (Andalusia, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico) barrage, burst (e.g., barrage of criticism)
- Synonym: aluvión
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “chaparrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014