tronido

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tronītus, from metathesis of Latin tonĭtrus. Doublet of estruendo, from a variant form preserving the original stress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾoˈnido/ [t̪ɾoˈni.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: tro‧ni‧do

Noun

tronido m (plural tronidos)

1. thunder

   Synonym: trueno

2. fiasco

   Synonym: fracaso

3. roar (loud noise)

   Synonyms: estruendo, estallido

Further reading

• “tronido”, 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