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English
Pronunciation
Noun
scirocco (plural sciroccos)
- Alternative spelling of sirocco
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Italian
Etymology
Likely from Old Occitan eissalot and its variants (e.g. eyssiroc), from Massalian Ancient Greek *ἐξαλώτης (*exalṓtēs), from ἔξαλος (éxalos, "out of the sea" → "wind from the southeast"). Traditionally thought to be a derivative of Arabic شرق (šarq, “east”). Akin to Italian barocco. Compare Sicilian sciroccu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ʃiˈrɔk.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɔkko
- Hyphenation: sci‧ròc‧co
Noun
scirocco m (plural scirocchi)
- sirocco (hot southerly to southeasterly wind)
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