imbat

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/ˈɪmbæt/

noun

A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

OriginLatin battuo ← Ottoman Turkish ایمبات →
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Meanings

nounimbat (plural imbats)

plural imbats

  1. A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishایمبات“sea breeze; etesian”
  2. Latinbattuo“beat, strike”
  3. Englishimbat

A widespread word in the Mediterranean related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”). Doublet of limbat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ambittimba
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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