harmattan

(här′mə tan′)

noun

a dry, dusty wind that blows from the Sahara in N Africa toward the Atlantic, esp. from Nov. to March

Origin: Sp harmatán < the native (Twi) name in W Africa

See harmattan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A dry dusty wind that blows along the northwest coast of Africa.

Origin:

Origin: Akan (Twi) haramata

Origin: , possibly from Arabic ḥarām, evil thing

Origin: , from ḥarama, to prohibit; see ḥrm in Semitic roots

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