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garua

garua noun: a very fine, almost invisible mist or drizzle that visits the Andean region, especially Ecuador and Peru.

Noun

garua (plural garuas)

  1. A very fine, almost invisible mist or drizzle that visits the Andean region, especially Ecuador and Peru.
    • I like the garua, the invisible drizzle which feels like spiders' feet on one's skin and makes everything wet, turning the city dwellers somewhat batrachian ...1997, Mario Vargas Llosa, Making Waves, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 7
    • On idle afternoons I have patiently observed spiders spin shrouds of silk for their trapped prey. The light within must be similar to that which falls upon the city of Lima from April to December, when the sun is hidden by the dismal garua, […]2001, Descant

Forms of garua

pluralgaruas

Origin of garua

From Spanish garúa. Doublet of caligo.

Questions about garua

What does garua mean?
Garua means a very fine, almost invisible mist or drizzle that visits the Andean region, especially Ecuador and Peru.
What part of speech is garua?
Garua is a noun.
What is the plural of garua?
The plural of garua is garuas.

Words near garua in the dictionary

  1. Gartrells
  2. Gartsherrie
  3. Gartshore
  4. Gartside
  5. Gartsides
  6. garua
  7. garuas
  8. garuda
  9. garudas
  10. Garufi
  11. Garufis

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