papagayo

noun

pa·​pa·​ga·​yo

ˌpäpəˈgī(ˌ)ō

plural -s

often capitalized

: a violent often tornadic northerly wind occurring along the Pacific coast of Central America and especially on the Gulf of Papagayo

Word History

Etymology

from Gulf of Papagayo, northwestern Costa Rica

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