bergwind

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noun

A hot dry wind blowing from the mountainous interior to the coast.

OriginAfrikaans bergwind ← Dutch bergwind →
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Meanings

nounbergwind (plural bergwinds)

plural bergwinds

  1. South AfricaA hot dry wind blowing from the mountainous interior to the coast.

Origin

  1. Dutchbergwind
  2. Afrikaansbergwind“mountain wind”
  3. Englishbergwind

Borrowed from Afrikaans bergwind (“mountain wind”), from Dutch bergwind, equivalent to berg + wind.

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APA

bergwind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergwind

MLA

“bergwind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergwind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bergwind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergwind.

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