typhoon

Definitions


[tʌɪˈfuːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans


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Origin:
late 16th century: partly via Portuguese from Arabic ṭūfān (perhaps from Greek tuphōn ‘whirlwind’); reinforced by Chinese dialect tai fung ‘big wind’




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