A strong, cold northeasterly wind that blows over parts of southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
From French bourran, possibly related to bour- (meaning rough or violent). The term reflects meteorological vocabulary borrowed from European languages to describe regional weather phenomena.
Mediterranean and regional winds often get named in European languages—bourran, mistral, föhn—showing how local weather profoundly shapes language and culture in geographical regions.
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