A cold, dry northerly wind that blows across Spain and other Mediterranean regions.
From Spanish cierzo, derived from Latin circius, the name given by Roman writers to a northwesterly wind in the Mediterranean region.
The cierzo is so famous in Spanish culture that it appears in literature and art as a character in its own right—it shapes weather patterns, agriculture, and even people's moods in regions where it dominates the seasons.
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