borasca
[ buh-ras-kuh ]
/ bəˈræs kə /
noun
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Also
bo·ras·co
[buh-ras-koh] /bəˈræs koʊ/,
bo·rasque
[buh-rask] /bəˈræsk/.
Origin of borasca
1680–90; < Italian
bor(r)asca, equivalent to
borr- (≪ Greek
borrâs, Attic variant of
boréas north wind) +
-asca (noun suffix; perhaps of pre-Latin orig.); replacing
borasque < Middle French
Words nearby borasca
borah,
borah peak,
borak,
boral,
borane,
borasca,
borate,
borax,
borax bead,
borax pentahydrate,
borazine