typhon

See also: Typhon

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.

Noun

typhon (plural typhons)

(obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
- Thomson
  The circling typhon whirled from point to point.

Anagrams

Python, phyton, python

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

typhon m (plural typhons)

tropical cyclone, typhoon (hurricane in the Pacific)

Further reading

“typhon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

python, Python

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