sirocco

si·roc·co

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-rok-oh]
- /səˈrɒk oʊ/
- /sɪˈrɒk.əʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-rok-oh]
- /səˈrɒk oʊ/

Definitions of sirocco word

noun plural sirocco a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe. 1
noun plural sirocco a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions. 1
noun plural sirocco any hot, oppressive wind, especially one in the warm sector of a cyclone. 1
noun sirocco North African wind 1
noun sirocco a hot oppressive and often dusty wind usually occurring in spring, beginning in N Africa and reaching S Europe 0
noun sirocco any hot southerly wind, esp one moving to a low pressure centre 0

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Origin of sirocco

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

1610-20; < Italian, variant of scirocco < Arabic sharq east

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Parts of speech for Sirocco

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sirocco popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for sirocco

noun sirocco

black blizzard — a dust storm.
dust devil — a small whirlwind 10–100 feet (3–30 meters) in diameter and from several hundred to 1000 feet (305 meters) high, common in dry regions on hot, calm afternoons and made visible by the dust, debris, and sand it picks up from the ground.
dust storm — a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).
duster — a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
harmattan — (on the west coast of Africa) a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.

All 6 Synonyms of sirocco