chubasco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chubasco (“downpour”), from Portuguese chuva (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃuːˈbɑːskəʊ/

Noun

chubasco (plural chubascos)

1. (nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese chuvasco (“rain”), or from Galician chuvasco (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈbasko/ [t͡ʃuˈβ̞as.ko]
• Rhymes: -asko
• Syllabification: chu‧bas‧co

Noun

chubasco m (plural chubascos)

1. downpour, squall

   Synonyms: aguacero, chaparrón

Usage notes

• 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

• chubasquero

 

Further reading

• “chubasco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014