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noun, feminine

catarata

/kataˈɾata/

noun, feminine/kataˈɾata/plural: cataratas

waterfall, cataract; cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)

Synonyms: cascada

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs, “down-rushing”).