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oleada

wave

noun oh-leh-AH-dah Rare

Origin: Formed from ola (wave), from Latin unda.

Also means

surge

Usage Note

Oleada is almost always used figuratively to describe a sudden, powerful surge of something: una oleada de protestas, una oleada de calor (a heat wave). For a literal ocean wave, ola is the standard word; oleada implies scale and impact rather than a single crest.

Examples

"Una oleada de turistas llegó en agosto."

Natural Translation

A wave of tourists arrived in August.

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