What is "chubasco"

n. (context nautical English) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.

A chubasco is a violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is also widely used when rain is accompanied by strong winds in other Spanish-speaking countries.

The word chubasco has its origins in the Portuguese word chuva which means rain. The monsoon storms that regularly pass over the southwestern United States, including the Southern regions of Arizona and New Mexico, are sometimes referred to as Chubascos

Chubasco is a 1968 American drama film written and directed by Allen H. Miner. The film stars Richard Egan, Christopher Jones, Susan Strasberg, Ann Sothern, Simon Oakland and Audrey Totter. The film was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on June 5, 1968.