Etymology

mazuku

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Today it means: A pocket of carbon-dioxide-rich air that accumulates near the ground and can be lethal to humans and animals. Full definition →

Swahili mazuku
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The story

  1. Swahili · borrowed frommazuku“evil wind”
  2. English todaymazuku

Borrowed from Swahili mazuku (“evil wind”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.