Sirocco ( sih-RO-koh) or scirocco is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. Names. Sirocco derives from šurūq (Arabic: شروق), verbal noun of šaraqa, related to the East, aš-šarq. Various names for this wind in other languages include: . Italian: scirocco. Sicilian: sciroccu. Spanish: siroco or marin. French: sirocco. Catalan: xaloc. Maltese: xlokk. Occitan: siròc or eisseròc. Hungarian: sirokkó. Greek: σορόκος, romanized: sorókos, or σιρόκος romanized: sirókos.
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Sirocco ( sih-RO-koh) or scirocco is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. Names. Sirocco derives from šurūq (Arabic: شروق), verbal noun of šaraqa, related to the East, aš-šarq. Various names for this wind in other languages include: . Italian: scirocco. Sicilian: sciroccu. Spanish: siroco or marin. French: sirocco. Catalan: xaloc. Maltese: xlokk. Occitan: siròc or eisseròc. Hungarian: sirokkó. Greek: σορόκος, romanized: sorókos, or σιρόκος romanized: sirókos.
