أوسو

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian agustu.

Cognate with Maltese Awwissu (“August”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.wis.su/

Noun

أوسو (ʔawissu) m

1. (meteorology) Aoussou (a 40-day period between the 25th of July and the 2nd of September, characterized by high humidity and high temperatures on some days)

Descendants

• → French: Aoussou
  • → English: Aoussou

Further reading

• Aoussou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia