A violent tropical hurricane or storm that occurs off the west coast of Mexico, particularly in the autumn season.
From Spanish 'cordón' (rope or cord) and the augmentative suffix '-azo,' literally meaning 'a blow with a cord.' The term refers to the lashing, rope-like winds that strike the coast during these severe storms.
The 'Cordonazo of the Devil' is what Mexican fishermen call these sudden autumn hurricanes—they appear out of nowhere like the stroke of a whip, and they've shaped centuries of maritime traditions and weather lore in the Pacific!
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