aguazal

Spanish

Etymology

From aguaza +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɡwaˈθal/ [a.ɣ̞waˈθal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɡwaˈsal/ [a.ɣ̞waˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧zal

Noun

aguazal m (plural aguazales)

1. puddle
2. (colloquial, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) sudden rain

Further reading

• “aguazal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “aguazal”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010