Found 2 items, similar to khamsin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: khamsin khamsin n : an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
English → English (gcide) Definition: Khamsin Kamsin \Kam*sin"\, Khamsin \Kham*sin"\, n. [Ar. khams[=i]n, fr. khams[=u]n, oblique case khams[=i]n, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.] A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [Written also Khamseen.] [1913 Webster] Khamsin \Kham*sin`\, n. Same as Kamsin. [1913 Webster]