aurora

/auˈɾoɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

dawn

🌅 aurora sounds like 'a-ROAR-a': dawn arrives with a roar of light

From Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn. Hook the sound 'au-RO-ra' to 'a roar-a': the day breaks loudly. The same word names the northern lights (aurora boreal) in Spanish and English.

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