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Word entry · 7 letters

sirocco

Best crossword clue

"Hot Sahara wind"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/Part of speech nounSorted ccioorsStarts with SEnds with O2 clues
1S2I3R4O5C6C7O

Definitions

  1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian scirocco (“south-east wind”).

Used in a sentence

  • But come, the board is spread; our silver lamp / Is trimm’d, and heeds not the sirocco’s damp.
  • Diese Toleranz und largeur des Herzens, die Alles „verzeiht“, weil sie Alles „begreift“, ist Scirocco für uns.
  • In the hearth at the north wall a large fire cracked and lisped, flushing the room with a dry sirocco that caused frozen skin to tingle.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Hot Sahara wind7 letters
02Hot desert wind7 letters

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