chubasco
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish chubasco (“downpour”), from Portuguese chuva (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chubasco (plural chubascos)
- (nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese chuva (“rain”) + -sco, or from Galician chuva (“rain”) + -sco.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chubasco m (plural chubascos)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Further reading edit
- “chubasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014