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scirocco.

sirocco (hot southerly to southeasterly wind)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃiˈrɔk.ko/
  1. sirocco (hot southerly to southeasterly wind)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Likely from Old Occitan eissalot and its variants (e.g. eyssiroc), from Massalian Ancient Greek *ἐξαλώτης (*exalṓtēs), from ἔξαλος (éxalos, "out of the sea" → "wind from the southeast"). Traditionally thought to be a derivative of Arabic شرق (šarq, “east”). Akin to Italian barocco. Compare Sicilian sciroccu.

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