noria
French, noun/nɔ.ʁja/
noria is spelled N-O-R-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 75,533rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noria is a French feminine noun meaning “noria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Machine hydraulique, composée d’une chaîne sans fin et de seaux à renversement, que l’on emploie pour les…”.
What does noria mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Machine hydraulique, composée d’une chaîne sans fin et de seaux à renversement, que l’on emploie pour les irrigations. 2. Tout appareil de roue hydraulique pour l’exhaure de l’eau. 3. Appareil pour élever des matières. 4. Stock en rotation permanente.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of noria
- norias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce noria?
- /nɔ.ʁja/
- \nɔ.ʁja\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
noria appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).