sunami
/suːˈnɑːmi/
sunami is the nonstandard spelling of tsunami.
Meaning of tsunami
Noun
tsunami (plural tsunami or tsunamis)
- A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
- A tsunami struck Japan recently.
- A large and generally unstoppable surge.
- It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.2009, John Bernard Kelly, An Accidental Atheist: A Memoir, Aquinine books, →ISBN, page 306
Forms of sunami
| plural | sunamis |
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| plural | sunami |
Words that rhyme with sunami
Questions about sunami
- What is sunami the nonstandard spelling of?
- Sunami is the nonstandard spelling of tsunami.
- How do you pronounce sunami?
- Sunami is pronounced /suːˈnɑːmi/.
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