Similar words
tormenta
tormenta is the everyday, common word for "storm"; borrasca is more meteorological or technical, describing a low-pressure system.
tempestad
tempestad is more literary or intense for "storm, tempest," also used figuratively, like a "tempest of criticism"; borrasca is meteorological.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
temporal
temporal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "storm."
Portuguese
tormenta
tormenta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "storm."
Practice
1 What does borrasca mean?
storm
2 Fill the gap: Llega una ___.
Full sentence: Llega una borrasca. (A storm is coming.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches borrasca?
borrasca: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.