sirocco
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- noun
- /sɪˈrɑkoʊ/
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siroco
- A dealer from the Sirocco.
- sirocco blows
- sirocco wind
Examples
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If the sirocco blows, all danger will be over in 24 hours.
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It's the sirocco.
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We always have these warm, still days before the sirocco begins to blow.
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Lady, ride this sweet sirocco to some other lover's side.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sugar rush passed through me like a sirocco.
Fiction book (1994) -
Djinn Sirocco Green
Blog text (31) -
Take your isle, I whisper, and your starvation fruit, for I am set to raft with the sirocco, seeking visions.
Fiction book (1993) -
On hot summer days, the sirocco carries sand and dust from North Africa across the Mediterranean.
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When the sirocco blows, it brings a wave of oppressive heat that can make the weather uncomfortable.
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As the sirocco swept through the region, it changed the landscape, leaving a fine layer of dust everywhere.
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Etymology
The word sirocco comes from Italian scirocco, and before that from Arabic sharq meaning 'east'. So a sirocco is an 'east' wind that brings hot, dry air and dust from North Africa across the Mediterranean.