foehn
1 synonym for foehn, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A warm, dry wind that blows down the northern side of the Alps, mainly in Switzerland.
Synonyms
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fohn
Etymology
Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”).
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