sirocco Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    sandstorm; dust storm; duster.
    • it was the kind of duster not experienced in years

WordNet

Si*roc"co noun
Etymology
It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. Saracen.
Wordforms
plural Siroccos(?)
Definitions
  1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.

Webster 1913