How to pronounce simoom
American English pronunciation
sih-MOOM
- IPA
- /sɪˈmum/
- Syllables
- sih · MOOM (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What simoom means
A hot, dry, dusty desert wind
In a sentence: The travelers covered their faces when the simoom blew sand across the desert.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Arabic word for a hot wind, from a verb meaning to poison.
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