derecho
[ duh-rey-choh ]
/ dəˈreɪ tʃoʊ /
noun, plural de·re·chos.
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
Origin of derecho
1885–90; < Spanish: straight < Old Spanish < Latin
dīrēctus, dērēctus
direct
Words nearby derecho
derbyshire,
derbyshire chair,
dercum's disease,
dere,
derealization,
derecho,
derecognize,
deregister,
deregulate,
dereism,
derek
Example sentences from the Web for derecho
The derecho de consumo (the internal or consumption duty) is an impost averaging nearly twenty per cent.