sures

plural noun

su·​res

ˈsüˌrās

: southerly winds on the coasts of Chile and Peru

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, plural of sur south, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English sūth south

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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