enxurrada

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From enxurro +‎ -ada; first element possibly from chorro (“jet, flow”) or jorro (“to spout, gush”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === enxurrada f (plural enxurradas) flash flood (sudden, rapid flood) (figuratively) flood (large number or quantity of something that appears suddenly) Synonym: dilúvio === Further reading === “enxurrada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enxurrada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026