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bo·ras·ca noun also bor·ras·ca \bəˈraskə\; or bo·ras·co \-(ˌ)skō\; or bo·rasque \-rask\ (-s) Etymology: Spanish borrasca, from Late Latin borras north wind, from Greek borras, boreas — more at boreas 1. : a squall often attended with a thunderstorm occurring especially in the Mediterranean 2. [Mexican Spanish borrasca unproductiveness (of a mine), from Spanish, squall] a. : a mine section or an entire mine that is largely oreless : an unproductive mine b. : unproductiveness especially of a mine; also : penury, want |