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noun a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
originFrom 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0