FÖHN


Meaning of FÖHN in English

[ fə:n ]

(also foehn )

■ noun a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps.

Origin

C19: from Ger., based on L. (ventus) Favonius 'mild west wind', Favonius being the Roman personification of the west or west wind.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.