Relating to or characterized by excessive heat or aridity; burning or parching.
From Arabic 'barih' (burning, hot). This word entered English through orientalist texts and travel literature describing desert regions, though it remains quite rare in modern usage.
This word is a linguistic reminder of how English borrowed from Arabic to describe Middle Eastern and North African climates, similar to words like 'simoom' and 'khamsin' for specific desert winds.
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