- siroccos
- si·roc·co || sɪ'rɑkəʊ /-'rɒk- n. hot dry wind that originates in the Sahara and blows across the Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe
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Siroccos — Sirocco Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harmattan — Sirocco Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kamsin — Sirocco Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leste — Sirocco Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leveche — Sirocco Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sirocco — Si*roc co (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[ o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sirocco — /seuh rok oh/, n., pl. siroccos. 1. a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe. 2. a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions. 3. any hot,… … Universalium
