solano

/soʊˈlɑnoʊ/
noun
  1. A hot, dry wind that blows from the east or southeast in parts of Spain and Portugal, often carrying dust.
    • Farmers in southern Spain dread the solano because it dries out their crops.
    • We stayed indoors all afternoon as the solano howled outside, coating everything in a fine layer of dust.
    • The solano swept across the plains, making the air feel like an oven.
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