si‧roc‧co /səˈrɒkəʊ, sɪˈrɒkəʊ $ -ˈrɑːkoʊ/
noun (
plural siroccos)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Italian;
Origin: scirocco, from Arabic sharq 'east']
a hot wind that blows from the desert of North Africa across to southern Europe
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