procela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin procella (“storm”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈsɛ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈsɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: pro‧ce‧la

Noun

procela f (plural procelas)

1. storm

   Synonyms: tempestade, tormenta, temporal

Further reading

• “procela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “procela”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “procela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin procella (“storm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈθela/ [pɾoˈθe.la] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈsela/ [pɾoˈse.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: pro‧ce‧la

Noun

procela f (plural procelas)

1. (poetic) storm

   Synonyms: borrasca, tormenta

Further reading

• “procela”, 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