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khamsin
[ kam-seen, kam-sin ]
/ kæmˈsin, ˈkæm sɪn /
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noun
a hot southerly wind, varying from southeast to southwest, that blows regularly in Egypt and over the Red Sea for about 50 days, commencing about the middle of March.
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Origin of khamsin
First recorded in 1675–85, khamsin is from the Arabic word khamsīn literally, fifty
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khamsin
kamseen or kamsin
/ (ˈkæmsɪn, kæmˈsiːn) /
noun
a hot southerly wind blowing from about March to May, esp in Egypt
Word Origin for khamsin
C17: from Arabic, literally: fifty
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