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.

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, sirolimus, sironize, siroset, sirrah, sirree

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Example sentences from the Web for sirocco

An invalid quickly loses appetite, courage, and even physical capacity to walk any distance, when the sirocco prevails.
The Story of Malta|Maturin M. Ballou
These winds have been given special names (mistral, sirocco, bora, &c.).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
I remember well coming upon it one evening, breathless with sirocco, when all the world was gray and silver.
A Little Pilgrimage in Italy|Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter
The sirocco was gently blowing, the air was heavy, she was tired, she looked a little pale.
Roderick Hudson|Henry James

The sirocco of sorrow had fanned its hot breath over my soul; but, no grateful spring shower had cooled it through prayer.
She and I, Volume 2|John Conroy Hutcheson

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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单词	sirocco
释义	sirocco [ suh-rok-oh ] / səˈrɒk oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sirocco ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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, sirolimus, sironize, siroset, sirrah, sirree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sirocco An invalid quickly loses appetite, courage, and even physical capacity to walk any distance, when the sirocco prevails. The Story of Malta\|Maturin M. Ballou These winds have been given special names (mistral, sirocco, bora, &c.). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various I remember well coming upon it one evening, breathless with sirocco, when all the world was gray and silver. A Little Pilgrimage in Italy\|Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter The sirocco was gently blowing, the air was heavy, she was tired, she looked a little pale. Roderick Hudson\|Henry James The sirocco of sorrow had fanned its hot breath over my soul; but, no grateful spring shower had cooled it through prayer. She and I, Volume 2\|John Conroy Hutcheson 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sirocco sandstorm, devil, black blizzard, dust devil, duster, harmattan, khamsin, samiel, shaitan, simoom
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sirocco

noun, plural si·roc·cos.

Origin of sirocco

Words nearby sirocco

Example sentences from the Web for sirocco

British Dictionary definitions for sirocco

noun plural -cos

Word Origin for sirocco

Words related to sirocco