garúa

See also: garua

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Portuguese caruja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾua/

Noun

garúa f (plural garúas)

(Latin America) drizzle (very light rain)
a very fine mist or drizzle that visits the Andean region, especially Ecuador and Peru

Synonyms

(drizzle): llovizna

Further reading

“garúa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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