TYPHOON


Meaning of TYPHOON in English

n. a violent hurricane in E. Asian seas. typhonic adj.

[ partly f. Port. tuf°o f. Arab. tufan perh. f. Gk tuphon whirlwind; partly f. Chin. dial. tai fung big wind ]

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