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Where does “uragano” come from?

uragano (Italian) comes from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.

uragano (Italian): hurricane, cyclone

Definitions

  1. hurricane, cyclone

Ancestry of “uragano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuracánhurricane
2Taínojuracán—
Every word from Taíno juracán →