nevasca
Portuguese
Etymology
From neve (“snow”) + -asca.[1]
Noun
nevasca f (plural nevascas)
- snowstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)
- Synonyms: nevão, tempestade de neve
Related terms
- nevar
- neve
References
- “Origem de nevão e nevasca”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa, February 14, 2014, retrieved July 23, 2017
Spanish
Noun
nevasca f (plural nevascas)
- blizzard, snowstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)
Further reading
- “nevasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014