Huracan
Mayan weather god
Huracán is the Mayan god of storms and wind, from whom we get the English word hurricane.
The name appears in various spellings across Caribbean and Central American indigenous traditions.
In modern use, Huracán is a Lamborghini supercar model and appears in other brand names invoking power and speed.
Rotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- windstormViolent atmospheric disturbance
tempest · devastation · eye · landfall · category · surge · flooding · destruction
Of ancient Mesoamerican civilization
- creatorOne who produces something
- feathered serpentWinged snake deity
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
cosmology · underworld · jaguar · maize · ceremony · glyph · codex · temple
Starting point or source
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- CaribWest Indies indigenous people
- linguisticConcerning language study
borrowing · colonization · Atlantic · naming · nomenclature · tropical · terminology · indigenous
Italian luxury automaker
- supercarHigh-performance luxury automobile
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
aerodynamic · exhaust · naturally aspirated · racetrack · acceleration · torque · AWD · paddle shift
cyclone
Rotating low-pressure storm system
windstorm · tempest · devastation · eye · landfall · category · surge · flooding · destruction · Katrina
Mayan
Of ancient Mesoamerican civilization
- creatorOne who produces something
- feathered serpentWinged snake deity
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
mythology · cosmology · underworld · jaguar · maize · ceremony · glyph · codex · temple · Mesoamerican
origin
Starting point or source
linguistic · borrowing · colonization · Atlantic · naming · nomenclature · tropical · terminology · indigenous · adoption
Lamborghini
Italian luxury automaker
- supercarHigh-performance luxury automobile
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
carbon fiber · aerodynamic · exhaust · naturally aspirated · racetrack · acceleration · torque · AWD · paddle shift · exotic
HuracanFerrari
Italian luxury automaker
McLaren · Porsche 911 · Aston Martin · Rolls-Royce · Mercedes S-Class