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monsoon.

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɒnˈsuːn/Received-Pronunciation/mɑnˈsuːn/General-American/ˈmɔːn.suːn/India/ˈmɑːn.suːn/India
  1. Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.

  2. Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

  3. The rains themselves.

  4. Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

  5. Any heavy rainstorm.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.