tropical

== English == === Alternative forms === trop. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From tropic +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (all senses except "characterized by tropes"): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ Rhymes: -ɑpɪkəl (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɔp.ɪ.kəl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɒp.ə.kəl/, [ˈtɹɔ̟p.ə.kəl] ("characterized by tropes"): IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/, /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ IPA(key): (General American) /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/ Rhymes: -əʊpɪkəl === Adjective === tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical) Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south. From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate. (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical. (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === tropical (plural tropicals) A tropical plant. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tropical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “tropical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “tropical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === pictoral, proictal == Catalan == === Etymology === From tròpic +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tɾu.piˈkal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [tɾo.piˈkal] === Adjective === tropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural tropicals) tropical === Further reading === “tropical”, 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 == French == === Etymology === From tropique +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɔ.pi.kal/ === Adjective === tropical (feminine tropicale, masculine plural tropicaux, feminine plural tropicales) (relational) of the tropics; tropical forêt tropicale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (figuratively) scorching Synonym: caniculaire ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: tropical → Turkish: tropikal ==== See also ==== équatorial === Further reading === “tropical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾɔpiˈkal/ [t̪ɾɔ.piˈkɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: tro‧pi‧cal === Adjective === tropical m or f (plural tropicais) tropical === Further reading === “tropical”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trupiˈkal/ === Adjective === tropical tropical == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: tro‧pi‧cal === Adjective === tropical m or f (plural tropicais) tropical (of or relating to the tropics) tropical (from or similar to a hod humid climate) === Further reading === “tropical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tropical” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “tropical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tropical. By surface analysis, tropic +‎ -al. === Adjective === tropical m or n (feminine singular tropicală, masculine plural tropicali, feminine/neuter plural tropicale) tropical ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From trópico +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɾopiˈkal/ [t̪ɾo.piˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: tro‧pi‧cal === Adjective === tropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural tropicales) tropical ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tropical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025