tufão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic طُوفَان‎ (ṭūfān, “storm; typhoon”), probably of ultimate Sinitic origin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈfɐ̃w̃/

Noun

tufão m (plural tufões)

typhoon (weather phenomenon in the Pacific, equivalent to a hurricane)

Coordinate terms

ciclone, furacão

Descendants

→ English: typhoon
- → Finnish: taifuuni
- → German: Taifun
  - → Romanian: taifun
- → Russian: тайфу́н (tajfún)
  - → Georgian: ტაიფუნი (ṭaipuni)
  - → Kazakh: тайфун (taifun)
- → Turkish: tayfun

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