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sirocco in Arabic

رِيح شَلُوق rīḥ šalūq

/sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/

sirocco in Arabic: رِيح شَلُوق (rīḥ šalūq). In English, sirocco means a hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.

Arabic words for sirocco

wind
رِيح شَلُوق rīḥ šalūq

English meaning of sirocco

  1. noun A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.
  2. noun A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.

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Questions about sirocco in Arabic

What is the meaning of sirocco in Arabic?
Sirocco in Arabic is رِيح شَلُوق (rīḥ šalūq).
ما معنى كلمة sirocco؟
Sirocco: رِيح شَلُوق (rīḥ šalūq).
What does sirocco mean in English?
Sirocco means a hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sirocco (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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