foehn

Meaning

1. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
2. A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.

Synonyms

fohn

föhn

Translations

foehn

Föhn

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fœhn

viento foehn

viento föhn

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foehn

fohn

föhn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɜːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”).