nevasca

Portuguese

Etymology

From neve (“snow”) +‎ -asca.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈvas.kɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /neˈvaʃ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈvas.ka/
 

  • Hyphenation: ne‧vas‧ca

Noun

nevasca f (plural nevascas)

  1. snowstorm, blizzard (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)
    Synonyms: nevão, tempestade de neve

References

  1. ^ “Origem de nevão e nevasca”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa, 14 February 2014, retrieved 23 July 2017

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈbaska/ [neˈβ̞as.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Syllabification: ne‧vas‧ca

Noun

nevasca f (plural nevascas)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow)

Further reading

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