Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

harmattan

Pronunciation: /hɑːˈmat(ə)n/
Definition of harmattan

noun

  • a very dry, dusty easterly or north-easterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February.

Origin:

late 17th century: from Akan haramata

harmattan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of harmattan in the US English dictionary