nube

/ˈnube/ · B1 · noun · f

cloud

☁️ nube comes from Latin nubes, cousin of nebula, a cloud of gas in space

Latin nubes (cloud) gave Spanish nube. English kept the root in nebula and the rare word nubilous (cloudy). Like a cloud, nube can also mean a crowd: una nube de gente.

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