Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun el_nino

2 senses of el nino

Sense 1
El Nino -- ((oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time)
       => ocean current -- (the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction)

Sense 2
El Nino -- (the Christ child)
       INSTANCE OF=> Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer -- (a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29))