English Explanatory Dictionary

mistral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
name
  1. A surname from French.
  2. Frédéric Mistral (French writer)

Pronunciation

/mɪˈstɹɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mistral.wav

Word forms

mistral mistrals

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mistral, from Occitan. Doublet of magistral.

Derived words

Mistralian
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