noria

English

WOTD – 17 November 2008
a noria

Etymology

From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, water wheel; growler), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, to roar, growl, bray).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːriə

Noun

noria (plural norias)

  1. A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
  2. Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

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French

Etymology

From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, water wheel; growler), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, to roar, growl, bray).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ.ʁja/

Noun

noria f (plural norias)

  1. noria

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, water wheel; growler), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, to roar, growl, bray).

Noun

noria f (plural norie)

  1. noria

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, water wheel; growler), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, to roar, growl, bray).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈno̞.ɾja̠]

Noun

noria f (plural norias)

  1. noria
  2. Ferris wheel

Synonyms

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