harmattan
noun/hɑːˈmætn/
/ˌhɑːrməˈtɑːn/
[uncountable]- a very dry wind that carries a lot of dust and blows from the east or north-east on the West African coast between December and February
- It is hot, very hot, and the dry dust of the harmattan is blowing in the window.
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