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Where does “ouragan” come from?

ouragan (Norman) comes from French ouragan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.

ouragan (Norman): hurricane

Definitions

  1. hurricane

Ancestry of “ouragan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouraganhurricane
2Spanishhuracánhurricane
3Taínojuracán—
Every word from Taíno juracán →