sirocco

si·roc·co

noun \shə-ˈrä-(ˌ)kō, sə-\

plural si·roc·cos

Definition of SIROCCO

1

a : a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily b : a warm moist oppressive southeast wind in the same regions

2

: a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region

Variants of SIROCCO

si·roc·co also sci·roc·co \shə-ˈrä-(ˌ)kō, sə-\

Origin of SIROCCO

Italian scirocco, sirocco, alteration of Old Italian scilocco, from Arabic dialect (Maghreb) šlōq southeast wind, alteration of Arabic shalūq, shulūq

First Known Use: 1617