mistral
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mistral¹
- /mɪˈstɹɑːl/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French mistral, from Occitan. Doublet of magistral.
noun mistrals
- A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean. I saw him, the sea gray under the mistral and foam-flecked, watching the vanishing coast of France, which he was destined never to see again; and I thought there was something gallant in his bearing and dauntless in his soul.
Mistral²
Where it comes from
From French Mistral.
proper noun
- A surname from French.
- Frédéric Mistral (French writer)
Translations
Talk about this word "mistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mistral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mistral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mistral "mistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mistral.Cite this
@misc{mistral_2026,
title = {mistral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mistral},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
