chubasco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chubasco (“downpour”), from Portuguese chuva (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃuːˈbɑːskəʊ/

Noun

chubasco (plural chubascos)

1. (nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese chuva (“rain”) +‎ -sco, or from Galician chuva (“rain”) +‎ -sco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈbasko/ [t͡ʃuˈβ̞as.ko]
• Rhymes: -asko
• Syllabification: chu‧bas‧co

Noun

chubasco m (plural chubascos)

1. downpour, squall

   Synonyms: aguacero, chaparrón

Usage notes

• Chubasco in standard Spanish means any rain shower associated with heavy wind or, in nautical usage, a dark cloud which suddenly appears in the horizon, potentially foretelling rough sailing conditions (Diccionario de la Lengua Española, Real Academia Española).

Derived terms

• chubasquero

 

Further reading

• “chubasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014