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noria
- /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/ UK
- /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiə
Where it comes from
From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
noun norias
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A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
Similar: water wheel
- Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct. The "Noria" pump is a bucket-and-chain arrangement, well known, I believe, in the Cape Colony as the "bakkies" pump; it is very effective for it lifts from 10 feet to 30 feet.
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noun a water wheel with buckets
| Español | noria |
|---|---|
| Português | nora |
| Français | noria |
| Italiano | noria |
| Русский | нория norija, ковшовый элеватор kovšovyj elevator |
| العربية | نَاعُورَة nāʕūra |
noun any machine using buckets
| Español | noria |
|---|---|
| Français | noria |
| Deutsch | Schöpfwerk |
Talk about this word "noria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. noria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noria "noria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noria.Cite this
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title = {noria},
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