Dictionary![]() ![]() si•roc•coPronunciation: (su-rok'ō), [key] —n., —pl. -cos. 1. a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe. 2. a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions. 3. any hot, oppressive wind, esp. one in the warm sector of a cyclone. Also,scirocco. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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