sirocco
/sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
Example Sentences
- "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."