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What does «aguacero» mean in Dominican Spanish?
aguacero
downpour
| Meaning | downpour |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | lluvia fuerte |
| Register | Neutral |
«Cayó tremendo aguacero anoche.»
There was a huge downpour last night.
Heavy, short rain. «Tremendo aguacero» is the normal way to say it — in the DR «tremendo» intensifies anything.
Related Dominican words
- la vaguada — a trough (weather system)
- un tumbapolvo — a brief rain that just settles the dust
- el ciclón — the hurricane
- el sereno — the night damp
- el temblor — the tremor
- la brisa — the breeze
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