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rachas

Rachas is the plural form of the Spanish noun racha. It is used in several contexts, most commonly in meteorology and in everyday or sports language. In meteorology, una racha describes a gust of wind of relatively short duration, typically stronger than the surrounding air flow. Weather reports may mention rachas to convey sudden changes in wind speed during storms or cold fronts, sometimes with accompanying directions.

In sports, games, and popular speech, racha denotes a consecutive run of similar outcomes. A racha ganadora

Regionally, the sense and frequency of use vary. Some variants treat racha as a casual, idiomatic expression

Rachas may also appear as a surname or as part of a place name in some Spanish-speaking

is
a
streak
of
victories,
while
a
racha
de
derrotas
is
a
sequence
of
losses.
The
term
can
also
refer
more
generally
to
a
period
of
luck,
momentum,
or
notable
activity
within
a
short
time
frame.
rather
than
a
precise
technical
term,
and
it
may
appear
in
journalism,
commentary,
and
social
media
to
describe
patterns
of
performance
or
fortune.
areas,
though
such
uses
are
less
common
than
the
generic
sense
of
the
word.
Overall,
rachas
highlights
the
idea
of
temporally
bounded
patterns—gusts
of
air,
runs
of
outcomes,
or
bursts
of
action—whose
interpretation
depends
on
context.