Category:Sirocco

Si*roc"co, n.; pl. Siroccos. Etym: [it. sirocco, scirocco, ar. Shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to Rise as the sun. Cf. Saracen.]

Defn: an oppressive, relaxing wind from the libyan deserts, chiefly Experienced in italy, malta, and sicily.