vorágine

See also: voragine

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vorāgine, singular ablative of vorāgo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈɾaxine/

Noun

vorágine f (plural vorágines)

whirlpool
extremely intense or passionate emotions or feelings; the effect, manifestation or perception of them.
disorder, mess
angry crowd

Synonyms

(whirlpool): remolino
(disorder): desorden, descontrol
(crowd): turba

Further reading

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

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