polvareda

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pulverēta, collective of *pulvus, pulveres, from Latin pulvis (“powder, dust”)[1]. Compare Catalan polseguera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /polbaˈɾeda/ [pol.β̞aˈɾe.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eda
  • Syllabification: pol‧va‧re‧da

Noun

polvareda f (plural polvaredas)

  1. dustcloud
  2. (figuratively) fuss, hubbub
    • 2015 September 14, “Mas ironiza sobre las preguntas de la periodista Ana Pastor”, in El País‎:
      La frase no solo provocó polvareda en las redes sociales, sino que ha llegado hasta los mítines de campaña de Junts pel Sí .
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References
  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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