mousson

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) monsoon (extremely strong tropical wind)
2. (feminine) monsoon (tropical rainy season)

Synonymes

saison des pluies

vents saisonniers

Traductions

monsoon

monção

Monsun

monzón

moesson

monsone

muson

monsó

Monsunwind

μουσώνας

Monsunzeit

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seasonal winds

Monsun -s

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mu.sɔ̃/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à portugais: monção

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”). The word was borrowed at least three times, from Dutch and Spanish as well as directly from Portuguese.