caruja

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cālūginem, variant of Latin cālīginem (“fog”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ca‧ru‧ja

Noun

caruja f (plural carujas)

(regional) fog
(regional) drizzle (very light rain)

Descendants

→ Spanish: garúa
- → English: garua

Further reading

“caruja” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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