"super-Niño" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsu.pɚˌnin.joʊ/ [US] Forms: super-Niños [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish super-Niño. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|super-Niño}} Spanish super-Niño Head templates: {{en-noun}} super-Niño (plural super-Niños)
  1. An exceptionally large form of the El Niño invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador every four to seven years that causes changes in local and regional climate. Related terms: El Niño Translations (an exceptionally large form of the El Niño invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean): super-Niño [masculine] (Spanish)

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