El Niño
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El Niño
- /ɛl ˈniːn.joʊ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun El Niños · Los Niños · El Nino
- 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. Additionally, scientists aren’t expecting to be surprised again by El Niño, a warming of the Pacific Ocean that tends to dampen Atlantic hurricane activity.
Opposite: La Niña
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proper noun
Opposite: La Niña
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name a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon
| Español | El Niño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엘니뇨 ellinyo, 엘니뇨 현상 ellinyo hyeonsang |
| 日本語 | エルニーニョ Erunīnyo |
| 中文 | 厄爾尼諾 /厄尔尼诺 È'ěrnínuò, 厄爾尼諾現象 /厄尔尼诺现象 È'ěrnínuò xiànxiàng |
| Português | El Niño |
| Français | El Niño |
| Deutsch | El Niño |
| Ελληνικά | Ελ Νίνιο El Nínio |
| Русский | Эль-Ни́ньо Elʹ-Nínʹo |
Talk about this word "El Niño." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el%20ni%C3%B1o. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. El Niño. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el%20ni%C3%B1o "El Niño." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el%20ni%C3%B1o.Cite this
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title = {El Niño},
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