alizé

Signification

trade wind

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/a.li.ze/

Étymologie

As with lisser, one suggested origin is a cross of Late Latin lixare and allisus. TLFi asserts that derivation from Spanish alisio (“trade (wind)”) is impossible and argues the Spanish word more likely derives from French.