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scirocco

noun

Meaning

  1. A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
  2. A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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