transcription, транскрипция: [ män-ˈsün, ˈmän-ˌ ]
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 -ˈsü-n ə l, -ˌsü- adjective