solano

noun

so·​la·​no

səˈlä(ˌ)nō

plural -s

: a hot oppressive east wind of the Mediterranean region and especially of the eastern coast of Spain

also : a cloudy rain-bringing wind of the same locality and direction

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin solanus, from sol sun + -anus -an

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