gregau

gre·ga·le

[grey-gah-ley]
noun
a strong northeast wind that blows in the central and western Mediterranean area.
Also, gré·gal [grey-gahl] , gre·gau [grey-gou] .
Also called Euroclydon.


Origin:
1795–1805; < Italian grecale, gregale < Late Latin Grecālis. See Greek, -al1

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