monsoon
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/mɑːnˈsuːn/
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/mɒnˈsuːn/
seasonal wind and rain
Etymology
'monsoon' originates from the Arabic word 'mawsim', meaning 'season'.
'mawsim' was adopted into Portuguese as 'monção', and eventually became the modern English word 'monsoon'.
Initially, it referred to a 'season', but over time it evolved to specifically denote the seasonal winds and rains associated with them.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon).
The monsoon brought heavy rains to the region.
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Noun 2
the rainy season accompanying the wet monsoon.
Farmers eagerly await the monsoon for their crops.
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Last updated: 2025/03/06 06:39