n.
Pronunciation: män- ' sün, ' män- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim time, season
Date: 1584
1 : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2 : the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall
3 : rainfall that is associated with the monsoon
– mon · soon · al \ - ' sü-n ə l, - ˌ sü- \ adjective