Libeccio
The libeccio (; Italian: [liˈbetËʃo]; Catalan: llebeig [ʎəˈβɛtʃ]; Greek: λίβας [ˈlivas]; Serbo-Croatian: lebić [ˈlebitÉ•])[lower-alpha 1] is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. In summer it is most persistent, but in winter it alternates with the Tramontane (north-east or north). The word libeccio is Italian, coming from Greek through Latin, and originally means "Libyan".
See also
The winds of the Mediterranean |
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Notes
- ↑ Also known in some local variants as garbin (Catalan: garbà [É¡É™rˈβi]; Greek: γαÏμπής [É¡arˈbis]; Italian: garbino [É¡arˈbino]; Serbo-Croatian: garbin [É¡arˈbin]; Spanish: garbino, garbÃn [É¡arˈβino, -ˈβin]).
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