moesson

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.sɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: moes‧son

Noun

moesson m (plural moessons, diminutive moessonnetje n)

  1. monsoon

Derived terms

  • moessonregen
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