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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German fōnno, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius, the god of the west wind”), from faveō (“favor, support”). Cognate with German Föhn.
Noun
Föön m
- (Uri) foehn (warm dry wind blowing down from the northern side of the Alps)
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