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arribada

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish arribada.

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Noun

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arribada (plural arribadas)

  1. (zoology) A mass nesting of marine turtles.
    • 2015 September 25, Nicholas St. Fleur, “Costa Rica to Shield Sea Turtles”, in New York Times[1]:
      That this week’s arribada came early illustrates the olive ridley’s unpredictability, said Roldán Valverde, a sea turtle biologist from Southeastern Louisiana University.

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Catalan

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Noun

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arribada f (plural arribades)

  1. arrival

Participle

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arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribat

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From arribar.

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Noun

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arribada f (plural arribadas)

  1. arrival

Portuguese

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Participle

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arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribado

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ariˈbada/ [a.riˈβ̞a.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: a‧rri‧ba‧da

Participle

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arribada f sg

  1. feminine singular of arribado