First Known Use: 1771
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typhoon
noun ty·phoon \tī-ˈfün\
: an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
Full Definition of TYPHOON
1
: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
2
: whirlwind 2a <a typhoon of activity>
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Origin of TYPHOON
alteration (influenced by Chinese — Guangdong — daaih-fùng, from daaih big + fùng wind) of earlier touffon, from Arabic ṭūfān hurricane, from Greek typhōn violent storm
Rhymes with TYPHOON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, untune, Walloon
TYPHOON Defined for Kids
typhoon
noun ty·phoon \tī-ˈfün\
Definition of TYPHOON for Kids
: a tropical cyclone in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea
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