noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by Chinese — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm Date: 1771 a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea, whirlwind 2a
TYPHOON
Meaning of TYPHOON in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012