derecho

English

Line of clouds along a derecho.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho (“straight”), this term seems to have been coined by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs in 1888 to contrast derechos from tornadoes, which twist[1][2]; compare the etymology of tornado.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈɹeɪ.tʃoʊ/

Noun

derecho (plural derechos)

  1. (US) A windstorm with strong straight-line winds.

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.

Adjective

derecho m (Latin spelling)

  1. straight, simple

Derived terms

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish derecho and Portuguese direito and Kabuverdianu direta.

Adjective

derecho

  1. right
  2. straight

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • drecho (obsolete, regional)

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus[1]. Doublet of directo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/, [d̪eˈɾet͡ʃo]

Adjective

derecho (feminine singular derecha, masculine plural derechos, feminine plural derechas)

  1. right (direction), right-hand
  2. straight, upright
  3. correct, appropriate, right (correct)

Noun

derecho m (plural derechos)

  1. right (direction, entitlement)
  2. law
  3. path, road
  4. right side

derechos m pl

  1. duties, taxes, fees, charges

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