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tornado

/tɔːˈneɪˌdəʊ/tawr-NAY-doh
/tɔɹˈneɪˌdoʊ/tawr-NAY-doh

Meaningthunderstorm

Common meaning: violently rotating column of air

Journey through time

  1. Spanishtronada‘thunderstorm’source
  2. Latin¢ornare‘thunder’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthunder → violently rotating column of airtornado‘violently rotating column of air’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’.

Roots

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