HARMATTAN


Meaning of HARMATTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhär-mə-ˈtan, här-ˈma-t ə n ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: from or akin to Twi haramata

Date: 1671

: a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast of Africa in some seasons

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