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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestornado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toɾˈnadu
"O tornado causou estragos na cidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A violent, rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground; a tornado.
"The weather forecast warned that a powerful twister was touching down in the county." - 2
A popular physical party game in which players place their hands and feet on colored circles on a mat without falling over.
"The children spent the afternoon laughing while playing a competitive game of Twister."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'twist' combined with the agent suffix '-er', originating in Middle English from Old English 'twīst' (a rope or cord of two strands). By the late 19th century, American English adopted the term colloquially to describe a violent rotating column of air, commonly known as a tornado.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Twister" is said worldwide
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trombe
Transliteration: tʁɔ̃b
"Une violente trombe a traversé la région."
Tornado
Transliteration: tɔʁˈnaːdo
"Der Tornado hat schwere Schäden angerichtet."
tromba d'aria
Transliteration: ˈtromba ˈdaːrja
"Una tromba d'aria ha colpito la costa."
tornado
Transliteration: toɾˈnaðo
"El tornado destruyó varias casas en el pueblo."
tornado
Transliteration: toɾˈnadu
"O tornado causou estragos na cidade."
बवंडर
Transliteration: bavanḍar
"तूफान के दौरान एक भयानक बवंडर आया।"
龙卷风
Transliteration: lóng juǎn fēng
"龙卷风摧毁了许多房屋。"
토네이도
Transliteration: toneido
"토네이도가 마을을 휩쓸고 지나갔습니다."
トルネード
Transliteration: torunēdo
"トルネードが村全体に被害をもたらした。"
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