gregale
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editFrom Italian grecale, apparently representing a late Latin noun from Graecus (“Greek”).
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editgregale (plural gregales)
- A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.
- 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- The dog days have ended, the maijstral has ceased to blow. Soon the other wind called gregale will bring the gentle rains to solemnize the sowing of our red wheat.
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editAdjective
editgregāle