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Gregale

//ɡɹeɪˈɡɑːleɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.

    "The dog days have ended, the maijstral has ceased to blow. Soon the other wind called gregale will bring the gentle rains to solemnize the sowing of our red wheat."

Etymology

From Italian grecale, apparently representing a late Latin noun from Graecus (“Greek”).

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