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Meaning of "sirocco" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SIROCCO

From Italian, from Arabic sharq east wind.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SIROCCO

sɪˈrɒkəʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIROCCO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sirocco is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIROCCO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sirocco

Sirocco, scirocco, /sɪˈrɒkoʊ/, jugo or, rarely, siroc is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe.

Definition of sirocco in the English dictionary

The definition of sirocco in the dictionary is a hot oppressive and often dusty wind usually occurring in spring, beginning in N Africa and reaching S Europe. Other definition of sirocco is any hot southerly wind, esp one moving to a low pressure centre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIROCCO

banco · chocko · choco · cocco · coco · disco · doco · echo · eco · Franco · jocko · loco · Mexico · Monaco · morocco · Moscow · poco · scirocco · socko · zocco

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIROCCO

sirgang · siri · siriasis · sirih · Sirius · Sirius B · sirkar · sirloin · sirloin steak · sirname · siroc · sironise · sironize · siroset · sirrah · sirree · sirup · sirupy · sirvente

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIROCCO

antitobacco · bacco · cut tobacco · Dulbecco · French Morocco · Indian tobacco · leaf tobacco · Nabucco · osso bucco · pipe tobacco · Prosecco · Sacco · secco · Spanish Morocco · squacco · straight-cut tobacco · stucco · tobacco · Turkish tobacco · Virginia tobacco

Synonyms and antonyms of sirocco in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sirocco» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SIROCCO

Find out the translation of sirocco to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sirocco from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sirocco» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

热风
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

siroco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sirocco
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رياح الخماسين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сирокко
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

siroco
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

sirocco
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sirocco
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sirocco
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schirokko
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

シロッコ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

시로코
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sirocco
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gió đông nam ở địa trung hải
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

sirocco
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सिरोको
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

siroko
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

scirocco
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

sirocco
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіроко
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Sirocco
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιρόκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sirocco
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sirocco
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sirocco
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sirocco

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIROCCO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sirocco
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sirocco

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIROCCO»

Discover the use of sirocco in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sirocco and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Desire's Sirocco
WindWorld - Desire's Sirocco By Charlotte Boyett-CompoLord Dagan Kiel is the Master Trainer of the Conclave.
Charlotte Boyett-Compo, 2004
2
Structure, Information and Communication Complexity: 3rd ...
Series 1 contains papers presented at the 1st Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity, held in Ottawa, Canada. Series 2 contains papers presented at the 2nd Colloquium held in Olympia, Greece.
‎1997
3
Sirocco
D.L. Wilson's SIROCCO delves into the very real danger of bioterrorism.
D. L. Wilson, 2011
4
Sirocco Wind from the East
Find a new understanding of God's grace, joy for your journey, and hope for your lost causes in the pages of this book. Sirocco Wind from the East, the first book in a four-book series, is a story you don't want to miss.
Virginia Ann Work, 2012
5
Sirocco (Mills & Boon Modern) (The Anne Mather Collection)
ISBN: 978-1-472-09736-1 SIROCCO © 1983 Anne Mather Published in Great Britain 2014 by Mills &Boon, an imprint of Harlequin (UK) Limited Eton House, 18 -24 Paradise Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1SR All rights reserved including the  ...
Anne Mather, 2014
6
Sirocco
Sirocco 1967 * * * * * * * Victory in the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and the Arab states lies in the balance and CIA agent Paul Scott is the key.
Dale Soderberg, 2005
7
Vascular Interventional Radiology: Angioplasty, Stenting, ...
To date, one trial has been published which examines the potential role of drug eluting stents in preventing restenosis in the SFA, the SIROCCO study. In SIROCCO I, 36 patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease were treated in a ...
L. Baert, Mark G. Cowling, 2006
8
Sirocco: A Novel
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Kenneth Brown, Mitchell Kennerley, J. J. Little, 2010
9
Manual of Peripheral Vascular Intervention
TABLE 13-6 Summary of SIROCCO I and II Trials SIROCCO I SIROCCO II Number of patients Enrollment criteria Maximum number of stents used Outcome 6 mo angiographic restenosis 1 year was 13.3%, which certainly compares favorably ...
Ivan P. Casserly, Ravish Sachar, Jay S. Yadav, 2005
10
Network World
Start-up Sirocco to feed fiber networks From Sahara to Sirocco, entrepreneur Jonathan Reeves is at it again with an edge device start-up. PROFILE: SIROCCO SYSTEMS Based: Wallingford, Conn. Founded: January 1999 Products: Optical ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIROCCO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sirocco is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sirocco the spokesparrot makes a return visit to Zealandia
Sirocco the kakapo will be staying at the Karori wildlife sanctuary for the next few ... Sirocco the kakapo knows the journey to Wellington well – and this time he ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Sirocco Kākāpō, a rare bird, arriving for six weeks at Zealandia
New Zealand's national spokesbird for conservation, Sirocco Kākāpō. arrives in the capital next week ahead of his six-week stint at Zealandia Ecosanctuary. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Kilian Martin on 'Searching Sirocco,' the Year's Most Epic …
That's where I felt my first real Sirocco, a very strong and hot wind that sweeps across the land. It causes a complete change to your mind and body. Whatever ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»
4
Last of 'Sirocco Works' jobs to go with Howden UK closure in Belfast
The factory was formerly known as Sirocco Engineering. East Belfast Westminster Alliance candidate Naomi Long said: “It is vital we work with the community, ... «Belfast Newsletter, May 15»
5
Asda boss eyes up Sirocco super centre
And despite Sirocco being central to a number of redevelopment master plans for the city, they were all scuppered by the recession and property collapse. «the Irish News, Mar 15»
6
Sirocco doco snares British award
Former University of Otago international student Ashwika Kapur is ''just over the moon'' after winning a prestigious award for her film about the kakapo Sirocco. «Otago Daily Times, Oct 14»
7
Sirocco the kakapo meets minister
'ALLO 'ALLO: Sirocco, 'the world's most famous parrot' met new Conservation Minister Maggie Barry today to celebrate two decades of the Kakapo Recovery ... «The Southland Times, Oct 14»
8
Brock Mackenzie finishes at 27-under to win the ATB Financial …
Brock Mackenzie guesstimates he shaved a couple of strokes off par in Tuesday's practice round, his first look at Sirocco Golf Club. He was a ho-hum even-par ... «Calgary Sun, Aug 14»
9
Course south of Calgary offers golfers something new to shoot for
SiroccoForWeb Airdrie's Riley Fleming chips onto a green at Sirocco Golf Club south of Calgary during media day for the recent ATB Financial Classic. Photo by ... «Calgary Sun, Aug 14»
10
Caddies needed for ATB Financial Classic at Sirocco Golf Club
As you've undoubtedly heard, Graham DeLaet was crowned champion the last time Sirocco played host to the ATB Financial Classic. The long list of Canadian ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 14»
REFERENCE
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