ghibli
[ gib-lee ]
/ ˈgɪb li /
noun
a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
Nearby words
ghetto-fabulous, ghettoize, ghettos, ghibelline, ghiberti, ghibli, ghillie, ghiordes, ghiordes knot, ghirlandaio, ghirsh
Origin of ghibli
< dialectal Arabic gibli south wind, akin to Arabic qiblī literally, southern
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British Dictionary definitions for ghibli
ghibli
gibli
/ (ˈɡɪblɪ) /
noun
a fiercely hot wind of North Africa
Word Origin for ghibli
C20: from Arabic gibliy south wind
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