gregale

[ grey-gah-ley ]

noun
  1. a strong northeast wind that blows in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Origin of gregale

1
1795–1805; <Italian grecale, gregale<Late Latin Grecālis.See Greek, -al1
  • Also gré·gal [grey-gahl], /greɪˈgɑl/, gre·gau [grey-gou]. /greɪˈgaʊ/.

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