terremoto

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terraemotus.

Noun

terremoto m (plural terremotos)

  1. earthquake

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin terraemotus, possibly a borrowing. Cf. tremuoto, the form that Dante used, which was inherited[1][2].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛr.rɛ.ˈmɔ.tɔ/, /ter.re.ˈmɔ.to/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧re‧mò‧to

Noun

terremoto m (plural terremoti)

  1. (geology) earthquake, quake
  2. (figuratively) havoc, chaos, uproar

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terraemotus, from terrae (“earth”) +‎ mōtus (“movement”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌte.ʁe.ˈmɔ.tu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌte.he.ˈmɔ.to/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧re‧mo‧to

Noun

terremoto m (plural terremotos)

  1. (Brazil, seismology) earthquake

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terremoto, or borrowed from Latin terraemotus.

Noun

terremoto m (plural terremotos)

  1. earthquake

Synonyms

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