n.
Pronunciation: t ī - ' fün
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Chinese Guangdong daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭ ū f ā n hurricane, from Greek typh ō n violent storm
Date: 1771
1 : a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2 : WHIRLWIND 2A <a typhoon of activity>