Polyglot Dictionary

aguacero

/aɣwaˈseɾo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los aguaceros

Meaning

  1. downpour

    • Cayó un aguacero.

      A downpour fell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chaparrón

aguacero and chaparrón both mean "downpour," a sudden heavy rain shower; they're close synonyms, largely interchangeable, sometimes with regional preference.

Similar in other languages

French

averse soudaine

averse soudaine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "downpour."

Portuguese

aguaceiro

aguaceiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "downpour."

Practice

1 What does aguacero mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cayó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aguacero?

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