Santana wind

English

Alternative forms

• Santa Ana wind, santana wind, Sant' Ana wind

Etymology

Disputed. Possibly from Santa Ana wind

Noun

Santana wind (plural Santana winds)

1. Pronunciation spelling of Santa Ana wind.
   • 1953, Vicki Baum, The Mustard Seed, page 367:

     "Do you know what we call a Sant' Ana wind, Giano? Like the one last week — when Toni — when he went to Las Vegas. It blows from the desert

   • 2005, John Rechy, Beneath the Skin: The Collected Essays, page 258:

     When Ma is about to "get it" in the back in White Heat, the dark Sant'Ana wind, rustling leaves ominously, adds heat to the treachery.

References

• Santana wind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia