borrasca

English

Noun

borrasca (plural borrascas)

1. (mining) A mine that is no longer producing profitably.

Antonyms

• bonanza

Anagrams

• carboras, Barracos

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *borrasicare, from Late Latin borrās (“north wind”), from Ancient Greek Βορρᾶς (Borrhâs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈras.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [boˈras.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈras.ka]

Noun

borrasca f (plural borrasques)

1. 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]

• (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)

1. 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)

1. atmospheric low-pressure system, cyclone
2. squall, storm

Derived terms

• borrascoso

 

Further reading

• “borrasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10