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 ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012