El Niño

== English == === Alternative forms === El Nino === Etymology === From Spanish El Niño (literally “The Little Boy”), used by South American fishermen in the 17th century, referring to the Christ child, as the phenomenon is observed around Christmas time. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛl ˈniːn.joʊ/ === Proper noun === El Niño (plural El Niños or Los Niños) An invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, the positive phase of the multi-year ENSO cycle, which causes changes in local and regional climate. ==== Antonyms ==== La Niña ==== Hyponyms ==== super-Niño ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === El Niño on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Lonnie, on line, on-line, online == Cebuano == === Noun === El Niño (climatology) El Niño ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:El Niño. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish El Niño. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlˈninjoː/ === Proper noun === El Niño m (meteorology) El Niño ==== Related terms ==== La Niña == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish El Niño. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === El Niño m (plural El Niños) (meteorology) El Niño (a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /el ˈniɲo/ [el ˈni.ɲo] Syllabification: El Ni‧ño === Proper noun === El Niño m the Christ child (climatology) El Niño (ocean current) ==== Usage notes ==== As a proper noun named after a proper noun, the El Niño ocean current is preceded by the uncontracted particles a and de rather than using al and del: == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish El Niño. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔel ˈninjo/ [ʔɛl ˈn̪iː.ɲo] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔel ˈninjo/ [ʔɛl ˈn̪in̪.jo] Rhymes: -injo Syllabification: El Ni‧ño === Proper noun === El Niño (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) El Niño (a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “El Niño”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “El Niño”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Turkish == === Proper noun === El Niño (definite accusative El Niño'yu, plural El Niño'lar) (meteorology) El Niño (ocean current)