Definition
A strong, cold northeasterly wind that occurs in the central Mediterranean Sea.
Etymology
From Italian gregale or Spanish gregale, derived from Greek graecus (Greek, northeasterly). Named by Mediterranean sailors observing its direction relative to Greece.
Kelly Says
Sailors named this wind after its direction toward Greece, and the name stuck for over a thousand years—showing how maritime communities named weather patterns before meteorology existed.
Translations
CACatalà
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
CSČeština
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
DEDeutsch
Gregale
ɡʁeˈɡale
ELΕλληνικά
γκρεγάλη
ɡreˈɡalɪ
ESEspañol
gregale
gre-ga-le
FISuomi
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡɑːle
FRFrançais
grégale
ɡʁeɡal
HUMagyar
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
IDBahasa Indonesia
gregale
ɡɾe-ɡa-le
ITItaliano
gregale
ɡreˈɡale
MSBahasa Melayu
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
NLNederlands
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡɑlə
PLPolski
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
PTPortuguês
gregale
ɡɾe-ɡa-le
RORomână
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
RUРусский
грега́ль
grɛˈɡalʲ
SVSvenska
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
SWKiswahili
gregale
ɡrɛˈɡalɛ
TAதமிழ்
கிரெகால்
kireɡaːl
THไทย
ก्रेกเกิล
kʰrɛːk kɛːl
TRTürkçe
gregale
ɡre-ɡa-le
UKУкраїнська
грега́ль
ɦrɛˈɡalʲ
VITiếng Việt
gregale
ɡɾe-ɡa-le