Definition
plural of hurricane; violent tropical cyclones with strong winds
Etymology
From Spanish 'huracán', from Taíno 'hurakán', the name of their storm god
Kelly Says
Hurricane comes from the Taíno storm god Hurakán - these indigenous people knew these storms were so powerful they could only be divine!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
hurakan
hoo-rah-gan
CACatalà
huracans
hoo-rah-kans
CSČeština
huracány
hoo-ra-kan-y
DEDeutsch
Hurrikane
huur-i-kane
ELΕλληνικά
τυφώνοι
tee-fo-noi
ESEspañol
huracanes
oo-rah-kan-es
FAفارسی
هورشین
hoor-sheen
FISuomi
hurrikaanit
huur-ree-kaani-t
FRFrançais
ouragan
oor-ah-gan
HAHA
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
HEעברית
הוריקנים
ho-ri-kanim
HIहिन्दी
हरीकेन
ha-ree-ken
HUMagyar
hurrikán
hoo-ree-kan
IDBahasa Indonesia
hurricane
hroo-ri-kein
IGIG
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
ITItaliano
uragani
oo-rah-gan-i
KKKK
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
KMKM
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
MSBahasa Melayu
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
NLNederlands
hurricaans
hoor-i-kaans
PLPolski
huragany
hoo-rah-gany
PTPortuguês
furacões
foo-rah-soes
RORomână
uragane
oo-rah-gane
RUРусский
ураганы
oo-rah-gan-i
SWKiswahili
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
TAதமிழ்
புயல்கள்
pu-yal-gal
TEతెలుగు
హరికేన్లు
ha-ri-ken-lu
THไทย
พายุเฮอริเคน
pa-yoo he-o-ri-ken
TLTL
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
TRTürkçe
hurrikalar
hoo-ree-ka-lar
UKУкраїнська
урагани
oo-rah-gani
YOYO
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein
ZUZU
hurricane
hoo-ri-kein