buran

noun

bu·​ran

büˈrän

plural -s

: a northeasterly wind of gale force in Russia and central Asia usually identified with sandstorms in summer and blizzards in winter

also : a sandstorm or blizzard of this kind compare purga

Word History

Etymology

Russian, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish & Kazan Tatar buran, Kyrgyzboran

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