A violent, sudden squall or thunderstorm, particularly in the Gulf of California or other warm ocean regions.
From Spanish 'chubasco,' possibly derived from African or indigenous American languages. Used in English nautical terminology for tropical storms, especially in the Pacific.
Sailors feared chubascos like nothing else—they'd appear without warning on seemingly calm days and could capsize ships, so the word became synonymous with betrayal by nature's sudden violence!
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