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alud

avalanche

noun ah-LOOD Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: From Basque, related to lur (earth) and elur (snow).

Usage Note

Alud means a mass of snow, ice, or rock sliding rapidly down a mountainside. The final d is pronounced (ah-LOOD). By extension, un alud de críticas means 'an avalanche of criticism'. The plural is aludes. It is rarer than avalancha, which is the more common everyday synonym.

Examples

"Un alud cortó la carretera de montaña."

Natural Translation

An avalanche cut off the mountain road.

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