Phrase guide

dry season

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

one of the two seasons in tropical climates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: rainy season

Broader terms: season, time of year

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: খৰালি (khorali) — season
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾季 /干季 (gānjì) — season
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旱季 (hànjì) — season
  • Danish: tørketid — season
  • Dutch: droge tijd — season
  • Dutch: droogseizoen — season
  • Finnish: kuiva kausi — season
  • French: saison sèche — season
  • German: Trockenzeit — season
  • Indonesian: kemarau — season
  • Indonesian: musim kemarau — season
  • Italian: stagione secca — season
  • Japanese: 乾季 (kanki) — season
  • Japanese: 乾期 (kanki) — season
  • Kankanaey: tiyagew — season
  • Māori: kaupeka pakapaka — season
  • Mwani: kirangazi — season
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørketid — season
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tørketid — season
  • Polish: pora sucha — season
  • Portuguese: estio — season
  • Punjabi: ਔੜ (auṛa) — season
  • Russian: сухо́й сезо́н (suxój sezón) — season
  • Russian: засу́шливый сезо́н (zasúšlivyj sezón) — season
  • Russian: сушь (sušʹ) — season
  • Sranan Tongo: dreiten — season
  • Swedish: torrperiod — season
  • Thai: ฤดูแล้ง — season
  • Thai: หน้าแล้ง — season
  • Vietnamese: mùa khô — season
  • Yoruba: ìgbà ẹ̀rùn — season
  • ǃXóõ: ǁgâa — season