Feminine

mousson

Meaning

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

Concepts

seasonal winds

Synonyms

vents saisonniers

Translations

Monsunwind

μουσώνας

Monsun -s

Monsunregen

complotada

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mu.sɔ̃/
Etymology

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.

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