imbat
Meanings
noun
- A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Etymology
A widespread word in the Mediterranean related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”). Doublet of limbat.
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