scirocco

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒkəʊ

Noun

scirocco (plural sciroccos)

1. Alternative spelling of sirocco

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic شَلُوق (šalūq).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔkko

Noun

scirocco m (plural scirocchi)

1. sirocco (hot southerly to southeasterly wind)

Derived terms

• sciroccato (“weird”)

Descendants

• → English: sirocco

See also

• föhn