Etesian wind


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Etesian wind /ɪˈtiːʒɪən, ɪˈtiːz-, ɪˈtiːʒ(ə)n/
noun another term for meltemi.
– origin C17: Etesian from L. etesius ‘annual’ + -an.
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