Aoussou

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Aoussou, from Tunisian Arabic أوسو (ʔawissu), from Sicilian agustu. Doublet of August.

Pronunciation

Noun

Aoussou (uncountable)

  1. (meteorology) A 40-day period between the 25th of July and the 2nd of September, characterized by high humidity and high temperatures on some days.

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