hurricane

hurricane · noun, verb¹

1. Taíno*hurakā
2. Spanishhuracán
3. English todayhurricane

Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

hurricane · noun²

Coined by Jeret Peterson.

First known use, by meaning

• 16th c. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
• 20th c. A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.