English Explanatory Dictionary

chubasco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.

Pronunciation

/tʃuːˈbɑːskəʊ/

Word forms

chubasco chubascos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chubasco (“downpour”), from Portuguese chuva (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

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