Definition of "scirocco" []

• Variant of sirocco. (noun)

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• "SANCHEZ: The Volkswagen Iroc, as in middle of the word scirocco, is a two-door sportster as well."
• ""THE ENGLISHMAN IN ITALY" is a vivid picture of Italian peasant-life on the plain of Sorrento: the occasion being an outbreak of the well-known hot wind -- the "scirocco" -- which, in this case, has brought with it a storm of rain."
• "The weather has shown some signs of improvement and tempted me, despite the persistent "scirocco" mood, to a few excursions into the neighbourhood."