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Santana wind
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English
Alternative forms
en Santa Ana wind, en santana wind, en Sant' Ana wind
Etymology
Disputed. Possibly from en Santa Ana wind
Noun
en Santa Ana wind.
en 1953 Vicki Baum The Mustard Seed 367 "Do you know what we call a Sant' Ana wind, Giano? Like the one last week — when Toni — when he went to Las Vegas. It blows from the desert
en 2005 John Rechy Beneath the Skin: The Collected Essays 258 When Ma is about to "get it" in the back in White Heat, the dark Sant'Ana wind, rustling leaves ominously, adds heat to the treachery.
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