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sirocco

si·roc·co [ sə rókō ] (plural si·roc·cos) or sci·roc·co [ sə rókō ] (plural sci·roc·cos)


noun 
Definition:
 
oppressive hot Mediterranean wind: a hot dusty humid southeast wind in southern Europe that begins in the Sahara and picks up moisture as it crosses the Mediterranean

[Early 17th century. Via French< Italian scirocco< Arabic sharūq "east"]
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