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sirocco

Syllabification: (si·roc·co)
Pronunciation: /səˈräkō/
(also scirocco /SHəˈräkō, sə-/)
Definition of sirocco

noun (plural siroccos)

  • a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Italian scirocco, from Arabic šarḳ 'east wind'

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