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Definition of sirocco noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sirocco

noun
 
/sɪˈrɒkəʊ/
 
/sɪˈrɑːkəʊ/
(also scirocco)
(plural siroccos)
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  1. a hot wind that blows from Africa into southern EuropeTopics Weatherc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: via French from Italian scirocco, based on Spanish Arabic šalūq ‘east wind’.
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