sirocco
Plural: siroccos
Noun
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
- A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
- A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.
- pl. -COS a hot, dry wind
Origin / Etymology
From Italian scirocco (“south-east wind”).
Scrabble Score: 11
sirocco: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsirocco: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sirocco: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
sirocco is a valid Words With Friends word