Ask a Question(Create a thread) |
|
rain that doesnt hit the groundAsk about definitions or translations for Spanish or English words. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
rain that doesnt hit the ground
there is a word used in the southwest U.S. (so probably also in northern Mexico) for the appearance of rain falling from a cloud but not reaching the ground as seen from a distance. i seem to remember it starting with V. thanks. ron
|
Get rid of these ads by registering for a free Tomísimo account.
|
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Hi pennron and welcome.
Interesting question you've got there. I've never heard of such a thing, but hopefully someone else has. If I get a chance I'll try to research it and post back here to let you know.
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it! |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Hola Pennron.....
I think the word you are looking for is VIRGA.......... being from the Southwest myself (El Paso) I know about that....... Bienvenido! Elaina |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
Well........we stumped Sosia!!
But not fair.....he probably is not from a dry/arid region of the world. Unless you are, you wouldn't know of this phenomenon! Elaina |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Órale. Nunca en la vida había escuchado la palaba virga. Iba a sugerir que quizá le decían velo porque la nube/lluvia se parecía velo. Pero según el artículo en Wikipedia, creo que virga es la ganadora.
Entonces tengo una pregunta también. Esta palabra virga también ¿se usa en inglés en la región suroeste de EEUU?
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it! Last edited by Tomisimo; October 01, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason: Agregué una pregunta. |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Bueno la palabra VIRGA es en Inglés. Yo no sé si existe una en Español o quizá la palabra es bilingüe....pero yo solo la he escuchado en Inglés. Al menos que Pennron tenga algo que decir al respecto.
Elaina |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
hola,david
que yo sepa, no hay palabra en ingles que significa virga. pense que virga es una palabra en espanol lo cual origino en el sudeste del eeuu. (sorry no accent keys on my laptop) |
#9
|
||||
|
||||
It looks like the word virga exists in both Spanish and English.
When posting a message here, you can use the accents popup menu in the editor to add accents to your posts. It's not quite as convenient as using the keyboard, but it works.
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it! |
#10
|
||||
|
||||
I'm stumped, estoy perplejo
Another new for me Virga & stumped It remembers me the beautiful Ruyard Kipling's Tale Ther Butterfly thatStamped/ Saludos |
Link to this thread | |
|
|