simoom

[sɪ'mʊm]
  • n. [气象] 西蒙风(阿拉伯地方挟带飞沙的热风)

英文词源


simoom (n.)
"hot, dry desert wind," 1790, from Arabic samum "a sultry wind," literally "poisonous," from samma "he poisoned," from sam "poison."

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