sirocco

1. A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
2. (colloquial) A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/

Etymology

From Italian scirocco (“south-east wind”).

Synonyms

duster

dust storm

sandstorm

dry wind

simoom

Translations

siroco

scirocco

Schirokko

Scirocco

sirocco

sirocco

siroko

xaloc

Sirokko

σιρόκος

atabulus

xaroco

siroco

λίβας

tempesta di sabbia