taparada

Catalan

Etymology

From tapar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /tə.pəˈɾa.də/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ta.paˈɾa.da/

Noun

taparada f (plural taparades)

A thick cloud which covers the sky.
A blockage in the flow of a watercourse, formed of earth, rocks, rubbish, etc.
- 2002, Pere Verdaguer i Juanola, Pàgines d’un exili ordinari‎, page 14:
  Quan plovia, la gran preocupació era de fer una taparada.
  When it rained, the big concern was to make a dam.

Further reading

“taparada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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