gregale

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/ɡɹeɪˈɡɑːleɪ/

noun

A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.

OriginItalian grecale →
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Meanings

noungregale (plural gregales)

plural gregales

  1. A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.

    The dog days have ended, the maijstral has ceased to blow. Soon the other wind called gregale will bring the gentle rains to solemnize the sowing of our red wheat.

    1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.

Origin

  1. Italiangrecale
  2. Englishgregale

From Italian grecale, apparently representing a late Latin noun from Graecus (“Greek”).

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Translations

Greek γραίγος
  • γραίγος (graígos)an easterly wind
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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