Noria

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/
• US IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.i.É™/
• Rhymes: -ɔːriÉ™

Origin

From Spanish noria, from Arabic ناعورة, from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, "water wheel; growler"), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, "to roar, growl, bray").

Full definition of noria

Noun

1. A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
2. Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

Synonyms

• (water wheel) water wheel

Anagrams

• oiran, on air, on-air, raion