ˌvendəˈval, -väl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, from French vent d' aval westerly wind, literally, downstream wind, from vent wind (from Latin ventus ) + d' of (contraction of de, from Latin) + aval downstream, downward — more at wind , de- , avale
1. : a gusty southwest wind occurring chiefly in winter about the strait of Gibraltar
2. : an autumnal thundersquall on the coast of Mexico