bergwind
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Afrikaans bergwind (“mountain wind”), from Dutch bergwind, equivalent to berg + wind.
Noun
[edit]bergwind (plural bergwinds)
- (South Africa) A hot dry wind blowing from the mountainous interior to the coast.
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch bergwind. Equivalent to berg + wind.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bergwind (plural bergwinde, diminutive bergwindjie)
- A bergwind.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: bergwind
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bergwind m (plural bergwinden)
- a mountainous wind [from late 18th c.]
Descendants
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