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libeccio

libecchio (lɪˈbɛkɪəʊ)

/ (lɪˈbɛtʃɪəʊ) /
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noun
a strong westerly or southwesterly wind blowing onto the W coast of Corsica
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Word Origin for libeccio

Italian, via Latin, from Greek libs

Words nearby libeccio

Libau, Libava, libber, Libby, Lib Dem, libeccio, libel, libelant, libelee, libeler, libellant
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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
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