dzud
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian зуд (zud).
Noun
dzud (plural dzuds)
- In Mongolia, a summer drought followed by a severe winter, generally causing serious loss of livestock.
- 2010 April 7, Linda Pressly, “Mongolia on verge of mineral boom”, in BBC News[1], archived from the original on 29 April 2015:
- But the country [Mongolia] is currently experiencing a "dzud" – when a summer drought followed by a severe winter decimates the grazing areas.