libeccio

libecchio (lɪˈbɛkɪəʊ)

/ (lɪˈbɛtʃɪəʊ) /


noun
  1. a strong westerly or southwesterly wind blowing onto the W coast of Corsica

Origin of libeccio

1
Italian, via Latin, from Greek libs

Words Nearby libeccio

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How to use libeccio in a sentence

  • At night the wild libeccio still rose, with floods of rain and lightning poured upon the waste.

    New Italian sketches | John Addington Symonds
  • When we reached the little quay we found the surf of the libeccio still rolling heavily into the gulf.

    New Italian sketches | John Addington Symonds
  • It thrives only in the warmest exposures, and in the valleys which are sheltered from the libeccio.

    Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2 | Ferdinand Gregorovius