remolino
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In Italian use, a whirlwind, especially the smaller whirls such as the waterspout at sea and the sandspout or dust-whirl on land.
Examples
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Recently Minnie and I spotted a large dust devil (or whirlwind, which is remolino in Spanish) as we drove near Seguin.
Forrest Mims III, 'Keeping an Eye Out for Dust Devils,' My San Antonio, August 30, 2009
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As we picnic, a tiny remolino – whirlwind – spins between us, takes Luis 2's hat off his head and flings it spitefully over the cliff. He sits there open-mouthed, sandwich in hand.
Sophie Campbell, 'Argentina: Trekking in Salta and Jujuy,' The Telegraph, February 11, 2009
Note
This word may be applied figuratively to the spirit, witch, or demon imagined as animating a whirlwind.
