ˈmistrəl, mə̇ˈsträl noun
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Etymology: French, from Provençal mistral, mistrau, from mistral, mistrau masterful, from Old Provençal maystral, from Latin magistralis — more at magistral
: a violent cold dry northerly wind of the Mediterranean provinces of France
the mistral blew viciously — Horace Sutton