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tropicale

tropical

adjective troh-pee-KAH-leh Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: From Late Latin tropicalis, from Greek tropikos (of the solstice), from tropos (turn).

Usage Note

Tropicale is invariable in gender (un clima tropicale, una foresta tropicale) and has a regular plural -i (climi tropicali). In Italian weather reports, afa tropicale describes heavy, oppressive summer heat and humidity even outside actual tropical latitudes — a hyperbolic but common usage.

Examples

"Le foreste tropicali ospitano migliaia di specie animali."

Natural Translation

Tropical forests are home to thousands of animal species.

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