ábrego
Spanish, noun/ˈabɾeɡo/
ábrego is spelled Á-B-R-E-G-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 116,020th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ábrego is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “southwest wind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Viento procedente del suroeste, templado, relativamente húmedo y portador de lluvias. Es un viento…”.
What does ábrego mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesouthwest wind
- 2
masculineobsoleteAfrican
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Viento procedente del suroeste, templado, relativamente húmedo y portador de lluvias. Es un viento típicamente español, sobre todo en la Meseta y Andalucía. Es el viento de los temporales de otoño y primavera que son la base de la agricultura de secano, pues son su principal recurso hídrico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ábrego
- ábregos plural
- ábrigo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ábrego?
- /ˈabɾeɡo/
- [ˈa.β̞ɾe.ɣ̞o]
- [ˈaβ̞ɾeɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ábrego in Spanish?
ábrego appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).