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helada

frost

noun eh-LAH-dah Rare

Also means

freeze

Usage Note

Helada is the noun for a frost event — a night or period when temperatures drop below freezing (helada tardía = late frost). Do not confuse it with hielo (ice as a substance) or helado (ice cream / frozen as adjective). Agricultural forecasts use alerta de helada to warn of crop-damaging freezes.

Examples

"La helada nocturna dañó los cultivos de la región."

Natural Translation

The overnight frost damaged the region's crops.

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