viento
viento Lexical Profile
• noun
A wind, particularly one occurring in a Spanish-speaking region or featured in local Latin American or Spanish meteorological contexts.
"The climbers were delayed at the high-altitude camp by a freezing viento that swept relentlessly across the Patagonian ice fields."
A wind instrument, or the collective wind section of a musical ensemble, particularly when referencing traditional Spanish or Latin American music.
"The vibrant salsa arrangement heavily featured the vientos to drive the energetic and syncopated melody."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an English word, 'viento' is primarily used as an unassimilated loanword from Spanish in geographical, cultural, or meteorological contexts to describe specific regional winds in Latin America or Spain.
• Rhymes for viento
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed directly from Spanish 'viento' (wind), which descends from the Latin 'ventus' (wind), sharing an Indo-European root with the English word 'wind'.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.