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cacimbo

American  
[kuh-sim-boh] / kəˈsɪm boʊ /
Or Cacimbo

noun

cacimbos plural
  1. the dry, cool season in the Congo Basin that occurs from May to September: characterized by heavy morning fogs and mists.


Etymology

Origin of cacimbo

First recorded in 1860–65; from Portuguese, said to be from Kimbundu, a Bantu language of northern Angola, used as a name for the season

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