A typhoon is a very strong tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain, especially in the western Pacific Ocean. It is similar to a hurricane or cyclone in other parts of the world.
From Cantonese and other Chinese forms like "taai fung" meaning great wind, blended in European languages with Arabic "ṭūfān" and Greek "Typhon," a mythological storm giant. The overlapping storm ideas fused into the modern word.
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