"haboob" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həˈbuːb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haboob.wav Forms: haboobs [plural]
Rhymes: -uːb Etymology: From Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|هَبُوب||strong wind}} Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind”), {{ar-root|ه ب ب|nocat=1}} ه ب ب (h b b), {{root|en|ar|ه ب ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} haboob (plural haboobs)
  1. A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. Categories (topical): Weather Translations (violent sandstorm): хабу́б (habúb) [masculine] (Bulgarian), habubo (Esperanto), habub [masculine] (Galician), Haboob [masculine] (German), Habub [masculine] (German), χαμπούμπ (champoúmp) (Greek), ハブーブ (habūbu) (Japanese), саму́м (samúm) [masculine] (Russian)

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