EL NIÑO


Meaning of EL NIÑO in English

/ ˌel ˈniːnjəʊ; NAmE -joʊ/ noun

[ U ] a set of changes in the weather system near the coast of northern Peru and Ecuador that happens every few years, causing the surface of the Pacific Ocean there to become warmer and having severe effects on the weather in many parts of the world

—compare La Niña

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WORD ORIGIN

Spanish , literally the (Christ) child , because of the occurrence near Christmas.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.