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khamsin

kham·sin

UK/ˈkæm.sɪn/ US/kæmˈsin/ uncommon

noun

1.

an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring

Origin

From Egyptian Arabic خَمْسِين (ḵamsīn, “fifty”); see khamaseen for more.

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