vorágine

See also: voragine

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vorāgine, singular ablative of vorāgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈɾaxine/ [boˈɾa.xi.ne]
• Rhymes: -axine
• Syllabification: vo‧rá‧gi‧ne

Noun

vorágine f (plural vorágines)

1. whirlpool, maelstrom

   Synonym: remolino

2. extremely intense or passionate emotions or feelings; the effect, manifestation or perception of them
3. disorder, mess

   Synonyms: desorden, descontrol

4. angry crowd

   Synonym: turba

Further reading

• “vorágine”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28