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Word: Sirocco
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via French from Italian scirocco, based on Spanish Arabic šalūq ‘east wind’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈrɒkəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.
Short Definition:hot wind blowing from North Africa across Mediterranean to southern Europe
Variant Forms:
- scirocco
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