burrasca

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin boreās (“north wind”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /burˈra.ska/
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Hyphenation: bur‧rà‧sca

Noun[edit]

burrasca f (plural burrasche)

  1. (weather, especially nautical) storm, squall, gale
    Synonym: bufera
  2. (by extension) trouble

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Descendants[edit]

  • → French: bourrasque

References[edit]

  1. ^ burrasca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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