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khamsin.

A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.

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noun/ˈkæm.sɪn//kæmˈsin/
  1. A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.

Where this word comes from

From Egyptian Arabic خَمْسِين (ḵamsīn, “fifty”); see khamaseen for more.

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