monsoon

Definitions


[mɒnˈsuːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rainy period in South and Southeast Asia between May and September
(e.g: the state is prone to floods during monsoons)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim ‘season’, from wasama ‘to mark, brand’




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