sirocco

[ suh-rok-oh ]

/ səˈrɒk oʊ /

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noun, plural si·roc·cos.

a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.

a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.

any hot, oppressive wind, especially one in the warm sector of a cyclone.

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Also sci·roc·co

[shuh-rok-oh, suh-] /ʃəˈrɒk oʊ, sə-/ .

Origin of sirocco

First recorded in 1610–20; from Italian, variant of scirocco, from Arabic sharq “east”

Words nearby sirocco

Sirica, Siricius, siris, Sirius, sirloin, sirocco, sironize, siroset, sirrah, sirree, sir-reverence

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How to use sirocco in a sentence

The tops of the hills were laden with thunder-clouds, and the turbid atmosphere laboured with the stifling Sirocco.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The sirocco was driving the clouds in the direction of the Via Farnesina, and the yellow floods shimmered gaily.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
He observed that their appearance coincided with the return of the sirocco, which blows in Sicily on its western side.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
It was blowing a sirocco, with thick rain and a heavy sea, nevertheless we all stood on the bridge to watch the hazardous venture.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various

He was perfectly familiar with the various stages of the sirocco, as he had long ago named her outbursts.
The Beauty|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

British Dictionary definitions for sirocco

sirocco

/ (sɪˈrɒkəʊ) /

noun plural -cos

a hot oppressive and often dusty wind usually occurring in spring, beginning in N Africa and reaching S Europe

any hot southerly wind, esp one moving to a low pressure centre

Word Origin for sirocco

C17: from Italian, from Arabic sharq east wind

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