l'acquazzone

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun l’acquazzone, which means heavy downpour or cloudburst.

I woke up this morning to a very wet morning after a night of heavy downpours (which kept me awake).

See the noun used below:

Quando siamo usciti dal supermercato, un acquazzone improvviso ci ha sorpresi, così siamo corsi alla macchina. Ora siamo completamente bagnati!

When we left the supermarket, a heavy downpour surprised us as we ran to the car. We are now completely drenched!