sirocco /sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/ noun2 •A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.But come, the board is spread; our silver lamp / Is trimm’d, and heeds not the sirocco’s damp. — 1814 •A draft of hot air from an artificial source of heat.In the hearth at the north wall a large fire cracked and lisped, flushing the room with a dry sirocco that caused frozen skin to tingle. — 2003 formssiroccos
