monsoon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
2. Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
3. The rains themselves.
4. Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
5. (figuratively) Any heavy rainstorm.

Έννοιες

μουσώνας

ισχυρός άνεμος

Συνώνυμα

rainy season

rains

storm

trade winds

typhoon

blow

strong breeze

hurricane

Μεταφράσεις

mousson

monção

Monsun

monzón

monsone

moesson

monsó

muson

Monsunwind

Monsun -s

منصون

Monsunregen

-e

Monsunzeit

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/mɒnˈsuːn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).