mistral
noun
mis·tral ˈmi-strəl 
mi-ˈsträl
mi-ˈsträl : a strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That is a sign of which way the mistral is blowing. 
New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More
New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The mistral might blow the teeth out of your mouth. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Occitan, from mistral masterful, from Late Latin magistralis of a teacher — more at magistral
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Mistral 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Mis·tral mi-ˈsträl
-ˈstral
Frédéric 1830–1914 Provençal poet
Mistral
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Gabriela 1889–1957 originally Lucila Godoy Alcayaga Chilean poet and educator
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