nubifragio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nubifragium, from nūbēs (“cloud”) and frangĕre (“to break”) (by analogy with naufragium (“shipwreck”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.biˈfra.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -adʒo
• Hyphenation: nu‧bi‧frà‧gio

Noun

nubifragio m (plural nubifragi)

1. cloudburst, downpour

Related terms

• nube

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