English Explanatory Dictionary

derecho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A windstorm characterized by strong, straight-line winds.

Pronunciation

/dəˈɹeɪ.t͡ʃoʊ/ /dəˈɹɛ.t͡ʃoʊ/ En-us-derecho.ogg /dəˈɹeɪ.t͡ʃəʊ/ /dəˈɹɛ.t͡ʃəʊ/

Word forms

derecho derechos derechoes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish derecho (“straight”). First used by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs in 1888, apparently coined to distinguish the winds from tornadoes, which rotate; compare tornado. Doublet of direct.

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