resseco

Resseco is a term used in Portuguese-language contexts to describe dryness or aridity. In meteorology, climatology, and agriculture, resseco denotes conditions of moisture deficit, when soil moisture is low, evaporation is high, and vegetation experiences water stress. As an adjective, it characterizes a climate, landscape, or period marked by drought-like dryness; as a noun, it can refer to a state of dryness or a drought event, roughly equivalent to drought or aridity in English.

Etymology and usage notes: resseco is formed from the root seco (dry) with derivational patterns found in Romance languages. The term is used in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, with regional variation in frequency and context. It appears in discussions of climate description, soil science, and crop management.

Applications: In agriculture, crops under resseco conditions show signs such as wilting, slower growth, and reduced yields, prompting practices like irrigation, soil moisture conservation, mulching, and the use of drought-tolerant varieties. In climate reporting, phrases like “período resseco” or “estação resseca” may be used to indicate a dry season or extended dry spell.

See also: Drought, Aridity, Desiccation, Dry season.

Names and toponymy: Outside technical use, resseco may occasionally appear as a surname or place-based name in some regions, but it does not denote a widely recognized geographic entity or organization.