barad
9.9
Small hard pieces of ice that fall from the sky during storms
- noun
- Indian
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granizo
- Children ran inside quickly when the barad began to fall during the afternoon storm.
Examples
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Farmers worried that the barad would ruin their crops before harvest.
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The sudden barad left the streets covered in small white ice pellets.
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Look at that barad!
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What is a barad?
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The sudden barad left the streets covered in small white ice pellets.
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Farmers worried that the barad would ruin their crops before harvest.
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Children ran inside quickly when the barad began to fall during the afternoon storm.
Synonyms
3
1.7
A small hard ball of ice that falls from the sky
has identical meaning but is a different word form
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barad for hail comes from an old Arabic word barad that means 'hail' or 'cold'. That's why it refers to the small frozen balls of ice that fall from the sky.