SIROCCO


Meaning of SIROCCO in English

(also sci·rocco ) / sɪˈrɒkəʊ; NAmE sɪˈrɑːkoʊ/ noun

( pl. -os ) a hot wind that blows from Africa into southern Europe

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: via French from Italian scirocco , based on Spanish Arabic šalūq east wind.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.