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Word: F%C3%B6hn
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German, based on Latin (ventus) Favonius ‘mild west wind’, Favonius being the Roman personification of the west or west wind
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fəːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps.
Short Definition:hot southerly wind on northern slopes of Alps
Variant Forms:
- foehn
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