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derecho

de·re·cho [ de ráy chō ] (plural de·re·chos)


noun  Southwestern U.S. 
Definition:
 
1. share of water: a share of water from an irrigation canal acequia, allocated to users according to the amount of land owned

2. violent windstorm: a destructive windstorm that is associated with a line of severe thunderstorms and is caused by winds blowing in a straight line, rather than the rotary winds of a tornado

[< American Spanish< Spanish, "right, straight"]
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