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noun, feminine

borrasca

/boˈraska/

noun, feminine/boˈraska/plural: borrascas

atmospheric low-pressure system, cyclone; squall, storm

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *borrasicare, 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.