mousson

French

Etymology

From Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, season). The word was borrowed at least three times, from Dutch and Spanish as well as directly from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.sɔ̃/

Noun

mousson f (plural moussons)

  1. monsoon (extremely strong tropical wind)
  2. monsoon (tropical rainy season)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muson

Further reading

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