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harmattan

har·mat·tan [ hrmə tn, haar mátt'n ] (plural har·mat·tans)


noun 
Definition:
 
dry wind: an extremely dry dusty wind that blows from the Sahara toward the western coast of Africa, especially between November and March

[Late 17th century. < Twi haramata]
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