How to pronounce derecho
American English pronunciation
duh-RAY-choh
- IPA
- /dəˈɹeɪtʃoʊ/
- Syllables
- duh · RAY · choh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What derecho means
A fast, wide windstorm with straight-line winds
In a sentence: The derecho swept across the prairie and bent the corn flat for miles.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Spanish word for straight. It was first used in 1888 to tell these winds apart from tornadoes, which spin.
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