Definition
Plural of drouth, an archaic or dialectal term for severe dryness or lack of water.
Etymology
From Old English 'drugath' or 'drugath', related to 'dry'. The word evolved from Proto-Germanic roots meaning to dry out, and drouth is an alternative spelling of drought that persisted in some dialects.
Kelly Says
The word 'drouth' shows how English dialects preserved older pronunciation patterns—while standard English standardized to 'drought' with a silent 'gh', some regions kept the simpler 'drouth' alive, kind of like linguistic fossils.
Translations
CACatalà
sequeres
se-ke-res
DEDeutsch
Trockenperioden
troh-ken-peh-ri-o-den
ELΕλληνικά
ξηρασία
h-ee-ra-see-ah
ESEspañol
sequías
se-kee-as
FAفارسی
خشکسالی
khash-khsali
FISuomi
kuivuus
kui-vuu-us
FRFrançais
sécheresses
seh-cheh-res
HUMagyar
szárazság
sza-ra-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemarau
kem-ra-u
ITItaliano
siccità
sik-chi-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemarau
kem-ra-u
NLNederlands
droogte
droog-teh
RUРусский
засуха
za-su-kha
SVSvenska
torrkhet
tor-khet
SWKiswahili
ukame
u-ka-me
TAதமிழ்
வறட்சி
va-ratch-i
TLTL
kahirapan
ka-hi-ra-pan
TRTürkçe
kuraklıklar
ku-ra-klik-lar
UKУкраїнська
засуха
za-su-kha
URاردو
بارش کی کمی
ba-rash kee kee-mee
VITiếng Việt
khô hạn
khoo ha-n