: a strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France
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That is a sign of which way the mistral is blowing.—New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth.—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
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Etymology
French, from Occitan, from mistral masterful, from Late Latin magistralis of a teacher — more at magistral
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