borea

Italian

Etymology

From Latin boreas (possibly borrowed), from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Doublet of boria. Compare Italian bora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.re.a/
• Rhymes: -ɔrea
• Hyphenation: bò‧re‧a

Noun

borea m (plural borei)

1. a cold, northerly wind

Related terms

• boreale

Anagrams

• boera, obera

Latin

Noun

boreā

1. ablative/vocative singular of boreās

References

• borea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)