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hurricanes

/ˈhɜːəˌkeɪnz/HUR-uh-kaynz
/ˈhɝəˌkeɪnz/HUR-uh-kaynz

Meaninga great storm

Common meaning: violent tropical storms

Journey through time

  1. Caribhuracansource
  2. Spanishhuracansource
  3. Early English spellingfurricanosource
  4. Englishhurricanes‘violent tropical storms’ · 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 Carib huracan ‘a great storm’.

Roots

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