taparada

== Catalan == === Etymology === From tapar +‎ -ada. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tə.pəˈɾa.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ta.paˈɾa.ða] === Noun === taparada f (plural taparades) a thick cloud which covers the sky a blockage in the flow of a watercourse, formed of earth, rocks, rubbish, etc. === Further reading === “taparada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007