haboob
Meanings
noun
- A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”).
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