nevasca

Portuguese

Etymology

From neve (“snow”) +‎ -asca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈvas.kɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈvaʃ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈvaʃ.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈbaʃ.kɐ/ [nɨˈβaʃ.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: ne‧vas‧ca

Noun

nevasca f (plural nevascas)

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

   Synonyms: nevão, tempestade de neve

Related terms

• nevar
• neve

Spanish

Noun

nevasca f (plural nevascas)

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

Further reading

• “nevasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16