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imbat

/ˈɪmbæt/

imbat noun: a type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

Noun

imbat (plural imbats)

  1. A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

Forms of imbat

pluralimbats

Origin of imbat

A widespread word in the Mediterranean related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”). Doublet of limbat.

Questions about imbat

What does imbat mean?
Imbat means a type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
What part of speech is imbat?
Imbat is a noun.
How do you pronounce imbat?
Imbat is pronounced /ˈɪmbæt/.
What is the plural of imbat?
The plural of imbat is imbats.

Words near imbat in the dictionary

  1. imbastardize
  2. imbastardized
  3. imbastardizes
  4. imbastardizing
  5. imbastardizings
  6. imbat
  7. imbathe
  8. imbathed
  9. imbathes
  10. imbathing
  11. imbats

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