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derecho

derecho

English

Line of clouds along a derecho.

Noun

derecho (plural derechos)

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

Translations

External links

References

  1. Ray Wolf, "A Brief History of Gustavus Hinrichs, Discoverer of the DERECHO"
  2. Ammon Shea, "All about the weather", OxfordWords blog, 25 July 2012

Ladino

Etymology

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

Adjective

derecho m (Latin spelling)

  1. straight, simple

Derived terms


Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish derecho, from Latin dīrectus.

Noun

derecho

  1. right (clarification of this Papiamentu definition is being sought)

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • drecho (obsolete, regional)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈɾe.tʃo/

Adjective

derecho m (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

Related terms

References

  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf