Etymology

vendaval

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Today it means: A westerly wind, especially one that blows into the Mediterranean Sea around the area of the Straits of Gibraltar and Morocco, or a similar wind in the Philippines. Full definition →

Galician vendaval ← Spanish vendaval
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromvendaval
  2. Galician · borrowed fromvendaval
  3. English todayvendaval

From Galician vendaval, Spanish vendaval, or a related term.

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