borasca

[buh-ras-kuh]

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