borrasca
English
Noun
borrasca (plural borrascas)
- (mining) A mine that is no longer producing profitably.
Antonyms
- bonanza
Anagrams
- carboras
Catalan
Etymology
Probably from a Vulgar Latin *borrasicare, from Late Latin borrās (“north wind”), from Ancient Greek Βορρᾶς (Borrhâs).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /boˈras.kə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /buˈras.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /boˈras.ka/
Noun
borrasca f (plural borrasques)
- squall, storm
Derived terms
- borrascós
- borrascall
- borrasquejar
Further reading
- “borrasca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish borrasca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʁas.kɐ/ [boˈhas.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boˈʁaʃ.kɐ/ [boˈχaʃ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈʁas.ka/ [boˈhas.ka]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈʁaʃ.kɐ/
Noun
borrasca f (plural borrascas)
- squall, storm
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin borrās (“north wind”), from Ancient Greek Βορρᾶς (Borrhâs). Cognate with Latin boreās from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās) (Old Attic/Doric), and with English boreal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈraska/ [boˈras.ka]
- Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: bo‧rras‧ca
Noun
borrasca f (plural borrascas)
- squall, storm
Derived terms
- borrascoso
Further reading
- “borrasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014