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sirocco Definition

si·rocco (sə räkō)

noun pl. -·cos

  1. a hot, steady, oppressive wind blowing from the Libyan deserts across the Mediterranean into S Europe, often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain
  2. any hot, oppressive wind, esp. one blowing toward a center of low barometric pressure

Etymology: It < Ar sharq, the east < sharaqa, to rise (of the sun)

sirocco Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • wind: In midsummer, temperatures rise to 30ºC, and hot sirocco winds blow in from Africa.

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