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noun
A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air
History
From Twi Akan haramata or a related word (whence also Spanish harmatán). The ultimate origin is supposed by some to be an Arabic word, but which one is uncertain; حَرَام (ḥarām, “accursed thing”) has been suggested.
