arribada

English

Noun

arribada (plural arribadas)

  1. (zoology) A mass nesting of marine turtles.
    • 2015 September 25, Nicholas St. Fleur, “Costa Rica to Shield Sea Turtles”, in New York Times:
      That this week’s arribada came early illustrates the olive ridley’s unpredictability, said Roldán Valverde, a sea turtle biologist from Southeastern Louisiana University.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.riˈba.də/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.riˈba.da/

Noun

arribada f (plural arribades)

  1. arrival

Verb

arribada f sg

  1. past participle of arribar

Derived terms

  • d'arribada

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From arribar.

Noun

arribada f (plural arribadas)

  1. arrival

Portuguese

Verb

arribada

  1. feminine singular past participle of arribar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ariˈbada/, [ariˈβaða]

Verb

arribada f sg

  1. Feminine singular past participle of arribar.
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