Sī-rōc′co, n. pl.

n. pl. Sĭ-RŌC′CŌS. [It. siricco, scirocco, scilocco, Sp. siroco, xaloque, Pg. xaroco, Pr. & Fr. siroc, Ar. shoruk, from shark, the rising of the sun, the east, from sharaha, to rise, as the sun.] An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.