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monsoon

mon·soon

UK/mɒnˈsuːn/ US/mɑnˈsuːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

2.
3.

any wind that changes direction with the seasons

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

Phrases

  • east monsoon
  • monsoon bucket
  • monsoon forest
  • monsoon rainforest
  • monsoon season
  • northeast monsoon
  • northwest monsoon
  • southeast monsoon

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