sirocco.

A hot wind originating over the Sahara and affecting the Mediterranean region, sometimes becoming humid after crossing the sea.

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Words that belong together

• hot sirocco
• a sirocco wind

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A sirocco brought heat and fine dust to the harbor.

The sirocco left the rooms warm long after sunset.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular sirocco; plural siroccos. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.