monsoon

Meaning

Noun

• Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
• Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
• The rains themselves.
• Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

Origin

• From Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم ("season"), from وَسَمَ.