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gregale

/ɡɹeɪˈɡɑːleɪ/

gregale noun: a strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.

Noun

gregale (plural gregales)

  1. A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.
    • The dog days have ended, the maijstral has ceased to blow. Soon the other wind called gregale will bring the gentle rains to solemnize the sowing of our red wheat.1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.

Forms of gregale

pluralgregales

Origin of gregale

From Italian grecale, apparently representing a late Latin noun from Graecus (“Greek”).

Questions about gregale

What does gregale mean?
Gregale means a strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.
What part of speech is gregale?
Gregale is a noun.
How do you pronounce gregale?
Gregale is pronounced /ɡɹeɪˈɡɑːleɪ/.
What is the plural of gregale?
The plural of gregale is gregales.

Words near gregale in the dictionary

  1. Greg
  2. Greg Greg
  3. Grega
  4. Gregadoo
  5. gregal
  6. gregale
  7. gregales
  8. gregarian
  9. gregarianism
  10. gregaric
  11. gregarine

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