harmattan

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Turkish - Turkish
Büyük Sahra'da özellikle kış aylarında esen sıcak ve kuru rüzgâr
English - English
Parching land-wind on coast of Upper Guinea in December, January & February
{n} a dry north-east wind in Africa, destructive to vegetation
A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara
It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun
a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
harmattan

    Hyphenation

    har·mat·tan

    Turkish pronunciation

    härmıtän

    Pronunciation

    /ˌhärməˈtan/ /ˌhɑːrməˈtæn/

    Etymology

    [ "här-m&-'tan, hä ] (noun.) 1671. Twi haramata.
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