haboob
[ huh-boob ]
noun
a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India.
Origin of haboob
1First recorded in 1895–1900, haboob is from the Arabic word habūb a strong wind
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