Meaning: a hot, dry African wind - one of the winds whose names are lovelier than the reality (not that I've experienced one... yet).
Usefulness: 3 (I've known this word for a long time, but I think this is the first time I've used it.)
Logofascination: 1 (There's something about the names of winds: they have their own Wikipedia article, and there are slightly different lists all over the internet. Growing up, I took the Fremantle Doctor for granted, not realising how lucky I was to know a wind with a name, let alone a pleasant one*. The simoon** is, etymologically, poison.)
In the wild: Yes; I discovered it as the name of a submarine, a Polish espionage movie, and in various bits of Bible commentary.
Usefulness: 3 (I've known this word for a long time, but I think this is the first time I've used it.)
Logofascination: 1 (There's something about the names of winds: they have their own Wikipedia article, and there are slightly different lists all over the internet. Growing up, I took the Fremantle Doctor for granted, not realising how lucky I was to know a wind with a name, let alone a pleasant one*. The simoon** is, etymologically, poison.)
In the wild: Yes; I discovered it as the name of a submarine, a Polish espionage movie, and in various bits of Bible commentary.
