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typhoon

ty·phoon [ tī fn ] (plural ty·phoons)


noun 
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tropical storm: a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans

[Late 16th century. Partly < Chinese (Cantonese) taaî fung "big wind," partly via Portuguese tufão< Urdu ṭūfān< Arabic< Greek tuphōn "whirlwind, hurricane"]

ty·phon·ic [ tī fónnik ] adjective
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