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OP The word hurricane has been cropping up lately, for obvious reasons.
Hurricane originates from the Taíno word hurákan. The word appears in many European languages, in Spanish - huracán, Italian - uragano, Portuguese - furacão, French - ouragan, and in German - orkan.
The Taíno people were swamped by Carib and European arrivals, their culture disappearing in the 16th century. But we still have the hurricanes!
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