giboulée

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.bu.le/

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Noun

giboulée f (plural giboulées)

1. (meteorology) downpour, cloudburst (sudden burst of rain)

   Synonym: averse

Related terms

• gibouler

Further reading

• “giboulée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.