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hurakán
Taíno · pre-1500s
"storm god"
named after a storm deity of the Caribbean Taíno people
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huracán
Spanish · c. 1500s
"violent storm"
recorded by Spanish colonizers encountering Caribbean storms
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hurricane
English · c. 1550s
"a violent tropical storm"
spelling settled after passing through several variants
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