noria
Spanish, noun/ˈnoɾja/
noria is spelled N-O-R-I-A (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noria is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “noria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Máquina que extrae agua de una fuente de agua mediante cangilones. Si la fuente es un curso, utiliza energía…”.
What does noria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenoria
- 2
feminineFerris wheel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Máquina que extrae agua de una fuente de agua mediante cangilones. Si la fuente es un curso, utiliza energía hidráulica, y si es un pozo, utiliza tracción animal. 2. Pozo del que la noria₁ extrae el agua. 3. Aparato de parque de diversiones, formado por una gran rueda que gira verticalmente, a la cual se fijan asientos de tal manera que basculan para mantener la vertical durante todo el recorrido.
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 noria
- norias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce noria?
- /ˈnoɾja/
- [ˈno.ɾja]
- [ˈnoɾja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to noria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is noria in Spanish?
noria appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).