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simoom
si·moom [ si mm ] or si·moon [ si mn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hot dry wind of N Africa: a hot dry wind that blows across northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, carrying dust and sand particles
[Late 18th century. < Arabic samūm< samma "poison"]
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