Meaning
tornado
- a violent rotating storm with a funnel shape
In a sentence
Un tornado ha colpito la campagna ieri.
A tornado hit the countryside yesterday.
Hai mai visto un tornado da vicino?
Have you ever seen a tornado up close?
Per fortuna il tornado non ha toccato il paese.
Luckily the tornado did not hit the town.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tornado | masculine · singular |
| tornado | masculine · plural |
| tornado | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually masculine: il tornado.
- Plural often unchanged in modern use: i tornado.
- Also heard as tromba d'aria in everyday Italian.