meltemi

English

Etymology

from Greek μελτέμι (meltémi), from Turkish meltem

Noun

meltemi (uncountable)

(meteorology) A strong, dry, northerly, seasonal wind in the Aegean sea; etesian wind.

Translations

Aegean wind

Greek: μελτέμι (el) n (meltémi)

Further reading

Etesian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From Turkish meltem (“sea breeze”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /melˈtɛ.mi/
Rhymes: -ɛmi
Hyphenation: mel‧tè‧mi

Noun

meltemi m (invariable)

etesian wind
Synonym: etesio

Turkish

Noun

meltemi

accusative singular of meltem

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