borrasca

== English == === Noun === borrasca (plural borrascas) (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) squall, storm ==== Derived terms ==== borrascós borrascall borrasquejar ==== Further reading ==== “borrasca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish borrasca. === Pronunciation === === Noun === borrasca f (plural borrascas) squall, storm === Further reading === “borrasca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “borrasca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) atmospheric low-pressure system, cyclone squall, storm ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “borrasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025