simoon

Variant of simoom

simoom definition

si·moom (si mo̵̅o̅m′, sī-)

noun

a hot, violent, sand-laden wind of the African and Asiatic deserts
also called simoon si·moon′ (-mo̵̅o̅n′)

Etymology: Ar samūm < samma, to poison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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