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haboob

/hæˈbuːb/ UK
/hə-/ UK
/hæˈbub/ US

Rhymes with -uːb

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[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city]

Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b)

(“relating to wind blowing”).

noun haboobs

A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. Near-synonym: duster
Similar: duster

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noun violent duststorm or sandstorm

Español	haboob
한국어	하부브 habubeu
日本語	ハブーブ habūbu
हिन्दी	हबूब habūb
Português	habub
Français	haboob
Deutsch	Haboob, Habub
Italiano	haboob
Ελληνικά	χαμπούμπ champoúmp
Русский	саму́м samúm
العربية	هَبُوب habūb

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"haboob." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haboob. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{haboob_2026,
  title = {haboob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haboob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}