harmattan

Etymology
From Twi or a related word (whence also 🇨🇬). The ultimate origin is supposed by some to be an 🇨🇬 word, but which one is uncertain; has been suggested.

Noun

 * 1) A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
 * 2) A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
 * 1) A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
 * 1) A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.