エルニーニョ

also: エルニニョ

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Meanings

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noun

El Niño

Refers to the climate phenomenon; often used in the compound エルニーニョ現象 (El Niño phenomenon).

from Spanish

エルニーニョUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the Spanish loanword.
エル・ニーニョ
- エルニーニョ
  Variant with a middle dot, reflecting the original Spanish spacing.
- エル・ニーニョ

ラニーニャ
La Niña is the opposite phase, characterized by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the same region.

From Spanish 'El Niño', meaning 'the boy' (referring to the Christ child), as the phenomenon was originally noticed around Christmas.