SIROCCO


Meaning of SIROCCO in English

n. (also scirocco) (pl. -os)

1. a Saharan simoom reaching the northern shores of the Mediterranean.

2 a warm sultry rainy wind in S. Europe.

Etymology: F f. It. scirocco, ult. f. Arab. S.aruk east wind

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.