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sirocco

Meaningthe east

Common meaning: a hot wind from Africa

Journey through time

  1. Arabicsharq‘the east’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsthe east → the south-east windsirocco‘the south-east wind’source
  3. Englishsirocco‘a hot wind from Africa’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic sharq ‘the east’.

Roots

  • sharq Arabic “the east”

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