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单词 sirocco
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Definition of sirocco in English:

sirocco

(also scirocco)
nounPlural siroccos sɪˈrɒkəʊsəˈrɑkoʊ
  • A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.

    西罗科风(从北非吹经地中海至南欧的热风,常带来灰尘和雨水)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next morning the sky is cloudy and the sea calm, but a sirocco wind is predicted for late afternoon.
    • The warm sirocco wind blowing up from the Sahara can make diving conditions rough off southern coasts in spring and summer.
    • The sirocco of North Africa can afflict the vineyards of southern Europe, occasionally reaching France.
    • The warm sirocco that blows off the Sahara often makes the sea rough along southern shores, and all diving is then done on the north shore.

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from Italian scirocco, based on Spanish Arabic šalūq 'east wind'.

Rhymes

Morocco, Rocco, socko

Definition of sirocco in US English:

sirocco

(also scirocco)
nounsəˈrɑkoʊsəˈräkō
  • A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.

    西罗科风(从北非吹经地中海至南欧的热风,常带来灰尘和雨水)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next morning the sky is cloudy and the sea calm, but a sirocco wind is predicted for late afternoon.
    • The warm sirocco that blows off the Sahara often makes the sea rough along southern shores, and all diving is then done on the north shore.
    • The sirocco of North Africa can afflict the vineyards of southern Europe, occasionally reaching France.
    • The warm sirocco wind blowing up from the Sahara can make diving conditions rough off southern coasts in spring and summer.

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from Italian scirocco, based on Spanish Arabic šalūq ‘east wind’.

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