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haboob.

A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/hæˈbuːb/Received-Pronunciation/hə-/Received-Pronunciation/hæˈbub/General-American
  1. A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.

Where this word comes from

[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”).

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