harmattan
noun
har·mat·tan ˌhär-mə-ˈtan 
här-ˈma-tᵊn
often capitalized
: a dust-laden wind on the Atlantic coast of Africa in some seasons
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Some could not tolerate the cold harmattan winds that blow down from the Sahara. 
The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
from or akin to Twi haramata
First Known Use
1671, in the meaning defined above
- hitting (on or upon)
- hitting (up)
- hitting (upon)
- hitting back
- hitting it big
- hitting it off
- hitting on or upon
- hitting out at
- hitting the big time
- hitting the bottle
- hitting the ceiling
- hitting the hay
- hitting the road
- hitting the roof
- hitting up
- hitting upon
- hitting-and-running
- Hittite
- Hittite hieroglyph
- Hittite hieroglyphic
- hittite hieroglyphs
- hittites
- Hittitology
- hittology
- Hittorf