Meanings
nouncold drop (plural cold drops)
plural cold drops
- climatologyA high-impact rainfall event occurring in the autumn along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
Synonyms: cutoff low
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA high-impact rainfall event occurring in the autumn along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
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Origin
- Spanishgota fría
- Englishcold drop
Calque of Spanish gota fría.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gota freda
- gota fredaCold drop
French goutte froide
- goutte froideCold drop
Greek ψυχρή λίμνη
- ψυχρή λίμνη (psychrí límni)Cold drop
Spanish gota fría
- gota fríaCold drop
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