Polyglot Dictionary

orvallo

/oɾˈβaʝo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los orvallos

Meaning

  1. drizzle

    • Caía un orvallo fino.

      A fine drizzle fell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

llovizna

llovizna and orvallo are close synonyms for "drizzle"; orvallo is more regional or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chuvisco

chuvisco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drizzle."

Portuguese

garoa

garoa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drizzle."

Practice

1 What does orvallo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Caía un ___ fino.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches orvallo?

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