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Downpour vs Churada - What's the difference?

downpour | churada |

As nouns the difference between downpour and churada

is that downpour is a heavy rain while churada is (meteorology) a heavy downpour, typical of the during the winter months.

As a verb downpour

is to pour down; rain heavily.

downpour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a heavy rain
  • They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

    Synonyms

    * cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pour down; rain heavily.
  • * 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :
  • It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    churada

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (meteorology) A heavy downpour, typical of the during the winter months.
  • References

    * churada'', in ''Encyclopedia of world climatology , by John E. Oliver, 2005, page 469.