Aoussou

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noun

A 40-day period between the 25th of July and the 2nd of September, characterized by high humidity and high temperatures on some days.

OriginFrench Aoussou ← Tunisian Arabic أوسو ← Sicilian agustu →
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Meanings

nounAoussou (uncountable)
  1. uncountableclimatologyA 40-day period between the 25th of July and the 2nd of September, characterized by high humidity and high temperatures on some days.

Origin

  1. Sicilianagustu
  2. Tunisian Arabicأوسو
  3. FrenchAoussou
  4. EnglishAoussou

Borrowed from French Aoussou, from Tunisian Arabic أوسو (ʔawissu), from Sicilian agustu. Doublet of August.

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Aoussou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aoussou

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