mistral

English

Etymology

French mistral, from Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪˈstɹɑːl/

Noun

mistral (plural mistrals)

1. A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 48

     I saw him, the sea gray under the mistral and foam-flecked, watching the vanishing coast of France, which he was destined never to see again; and I thought there was something gallant in his bearing and dauntless in his soul.

   • 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

     The mistral had been blowing for three days now and the sea showed more white than blue

Translations

a strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean

• Greek: μαΐστρος (el) (maḯstros) m 
• Hungarian: misztrál (hu)

• Russian: мистраль (ru) (mistrálʼ) m 

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French

Etymology

Occitan maestral, compare Catalan mestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mis.tʁal/, X-SAMPA: /mis.tRal/
• Homophone: mistrals
• Hyphenation: mis‧tral

Noun

mistral m (plural mistrals)

1. (wind) mistral