Main Entry: si·roc·co
Pronunciation: s&-'rä-(")kO, sh&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural-cos
Etymology: Italian scirocco, sirocco, from Arabic sharq east
Date: 1617 1 a: a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily b: a warm moist oppressive southeast wind in the same regions 2: a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region