ventisca

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ventus +‎ -sca.

Noun

ventisca f (plural ventiscas)

1. storm (strong wind)

   Synonyms: borrasca, temporal, temporal de viento, ventisquero, vendaval

2. blizzard, snowstorm

   Synonyms: nevasca, ventisca de nieve

Related terms

• ventiscar

 

Further reading

• “ventisca”, 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