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borasca

[ buh-ras-kuh ]

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. (especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of borasca1

First recorded in 1680–90; from Italian bor(r)asca, equivalent to borr- (ultimately from Greek borrâs, Attic variant of boréas “north wind”) + -asca (noun suffix; perhaps of pre-Latin origin); replacing borasque, from Middle French

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