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