Meaning
sirocco
Etymology
Origin: Italian
From Italian ghibli, from the Libyan Arabic form of Standard Arabic قِبْلِيّ (qibliyy, “coming from the qibla”), pronounced with an initial [ɡ] in Libyan Arabic. Distant doublet of cabal.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2022.