From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
plouts /plˈaʊts/ Wolkenbrüche <pl>, Regengüsse <pl>, Platzregen <pl>, Platschregen <pl>, Sturzregen <pl>, Huschen <pl>, Gutschen <pl> Synonyms: cloudbursts, rainstorms, torrential downpours, torrential rains, torrent rains, deluges of rain, frog stranglers
see: cloudburst, rainstorm, torrential downpour, torrential rain, torrent rain, deluge of rain, plout, frog strangler