Topic: METEOROLOGY
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | touffan 'typhoon' (16-19 centuries), from Arabic tufan 'hurricane', from Greek typhon 'whirlwind'; influenced by Chinese daai fong 'great wind' |
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ty‧phoon
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[countable]HEM a very violent tropical storm
