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simoom

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/ sɪˈmuːn, sɪˈmuːm /

noun

  1. Also called: samiel.  a strong suffocating sand-laden wind of the deserts of Arabia and North Africa

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Etymology

Origin of simoom

from Arabic samūm poisonous, from sam poison, from Aramaic sammā poison

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