Etymology

meltemi

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Today it means: A strong, dry, northerly, seasonal wind in the Aegean sea; etesian wind. Full definition →

Greek μελτέμι ← Turkish meltem
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  1. Turkish · derived frommeltem
  2. Greek · borrowed fromμελτέμι
  3. English todaymeltemi

from Greek μελτέμι (meltémi), from Turkish meltem

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