"mistral" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪˈstɹɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mistral.wav Forms: mistrals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French mistral, from Occitan. Doublet of magistral. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|mistral}} Middle French mistral, {{der|en|oc|-}} Occitan, {{doublet|en|magistral}} Doublet of magistral Head templates: {{en-noun}} mistral (plural mistrals)
  1. A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean. Categories (topical): Wind Translations (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean): mestral [masculine] (Catalan), maestral [masculine] (Corsican), mistral [masculine] (French), Mistral [masculine] (German), μαΐστρος (maḯstros) [masculine] (Greek), misztrál (Hungarian), maestrale [masculine] (Italian), mistral (Malay), majjistral [masculine] (Maltese), mistral [masculine] (Portuguese), мистра́ль (mistrálʹ) [masculine] (Russian), maistràle [masculine] (Sardinian), mistral [masculine] (Spanish), містра́ль (mistrálʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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