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Spanish word
aguacero
Pronunciation
IPA/aɣwaˈθeɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nounshower
Example
De pronto cayó un aguacero y nos mojamos.
Suddenly a shower came down and we got wet.
More examples
Tuvimos que refugiarnos porque empezó a caer un aguacero.
We had to take shelter because it broke into a downpour.
Core concept
A brief, intense downpour that begins suddenly and ends within minutes.
Common phrases
caer un aguacero
break into a downpour
un fuerte aguacero
a heavy downpour
un aguacero inesperado
a sudden downpour
Similar words
lluvia: Water falling from the sky, ranging from light drizzle to prolonged rain.
chaparrón: Short, heavy shower that falls suddenly and intensely.
chubasco: Brief, violent rain accompanied by strong gusts of wind.
tromba: Extremely violent, very short torrential downpour with sudden extreme intensity.
Definition in Spanish
Lluvia repentina y violenta que dura poco tiempo.
Word origin
The noun forms from agua 'water' plus the productive suffix -ero, which marks occurrences, so aguacero literally denotes an episode of heavy water falling.
Usage tips
- Aguacero normally refers to a short event rather than prolonged rain, so it is not used for all-day or continuous heavy precipitation.
Other meanings
- downpournoun
- heavy rainnoun
Opposites
- lloviznadrizzlenoun
- sequíadroughtnoun