Derecho Definition

də-rāchō
derechos
noun
An extensive, fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms characterized by straight-line winds.
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Origin of Derecho

  • Spanish derecho straight (from Old Spanish) (from Latin dīrēctus) (past participle of dīrigere to lay straight reg- in Indo-European roots) applied in English to windstorms on the model of English tornado taken as if derived directly from Spanish tornado turned

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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