Main Entry: ty·phoon

Pronunciation: \tī-ˈfün\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration (influenced by Chinese — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm

Date: 1771

1 : a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2 : whirlwind 2a <a typhoon of activity>